Macarostola eugeniella
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Macarostola |
Species: | M. eugeniella
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Binomial name | |
Macarostola eugeniella | |
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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[]
- ^ "Afrotropical Gracillariidae". Archived from the original on 2012-08-11. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- ^ Bippus, M., 2019. New records of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) from the islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion. - Phelsuma 27 (2019); 18-35.
Categories:
- Macarostola
- Moths of Madagascar
- Moths of Africa
- Moths described in 1951
- Gracillariinae stubs