Macarostola eugeniella

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Macarostola eugeniella
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Macarostola
Species:
M. eugeniella
Binomial name
Macarostola eugeniella
(Viette, 1951)[1]
Synonyms
  • Parectopa eugeniella Viette, 1951

Macarostola eugeniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Madagascar, Mauritius[2] and Réunion.[3]

The larvae feed on Syzygium cumini and Syzygium jambos (Myrtaceae). They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References[]

  1. ^ "Afrotropical Gracillariidae". Archived from the original on 2012-08-11. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. ^ Bippus, M., 2019. New records of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) from the islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion. - Phelsuma 27 (2019); 18-35.


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