Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Macarostola formosa | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Macarostola Rank Species | |
Macarostola formosa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Australia (the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria) and New Zealand.
The larvae feed on Acmena smithii and Eugenia ventenatii. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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