Macarostola eugeniella

Macarostola eugeniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Madagascar, Mauritius[2] and Réunion.[3]

Macarostola eugeniella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Macarostola
Species:
M. eugeniella
Binomial name
Macarostola eugeniella
(Viette, 1951)[1]
Synonyms
  • Parectopa eugeniella Viette, 1951

The larvae feed on Syzygium cumini and Syzygium jambos (Myrtaceae). They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. "Afrotropical Gracillariidae". Archived from the original on 2012-08-11. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. Bippus, M., 2019. New records of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) from the islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion. - Phelsuma 27 (2019); 18-35.


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