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Macarostola pontificalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Macarostola
Species:
M. pontificalis
Binomial name
Macarostola pontificalis
( Meyrick, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Parectopa pontificalis Meyrick, 1928

Macarostola pontificalis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Austral Islands ( Rapa and Rurutu) of French Polynesia. [1]

The larvae feed on Metrosideros collina. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Macarostola pontificalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Macarostola
Species:
M. pontificalis
Binomial name
Macarostola pontificalis
( Meyrick, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Parectopa pontificalis Meyrick, 1928

Macarostola pontificalis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Austral Islands ( Rapa and Rurutu) of French Polynesia. [1]

The larvae feed on Metrosideros collina. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References



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