Macarostola polyplaca
Macarostola polyplaca is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Macarostola |
| Species: | M. polyplaca |
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| Macarostola polyplaca | |
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The larvae feed on Lophostemon confertus and Tristania suaveolens. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- "Australian Faunal Directory". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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