Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Macarostola zehntneri | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Macarostola Rank Species | |
Macarostola zehntneri is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Maharashtra, India; Java, Indonesia; and Malaysia.
It has a wingspan of 10 mm.
The larvae feed on Eugenia aquea, Eugenia cumini and Eugenia jambolana. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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