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Macarostola zehntneri

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Macarostola zehntneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Macarostola
Species:
M. zehntneri
Binomial name
Macarostola zehntneri
(Snellen, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Pammeces zehntneri Snellen, 1902

Macarostola zehntneri is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Maharashtra, India; Java, Indonesia; and Malaysia.[1]

It has a wingspan of 10 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Eugenia aquea, Eugenia cumini and Eugenia jambolana. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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