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)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria polyplaca Lower, 1894

Macarostola polyplaca is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.[2]

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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