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Macarostola polyplaca

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Species of moth

Macarostola polyplaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Macarostola
Species: M. polyplaca
Binomial name
Macarostola polyplaca
(Lower, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria polyplaca Lower, 1894

Macarostola polyplaca is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.

The larvae feed on Lophostemon confertus and Tristania suaveolens. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. "Australian Faunal Directory". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

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Taxon identifiers
Macarostola polyplaca


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