Macarostola ida
Macarostola ida is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Australia in the states of New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria.[2] In 2019 it was discovered to have become established in Northland and east Auckland in New Zealand.[3]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Macarostola |
| Species: | M. ida |
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The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults have forewings with a striking pattern of rusty reddish-brown and white. The inner margins of all of the wings are heavily fringed.[4]
The larvae feed on Angophora and Eucalyptus species, including Eucalyptus piperita. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
- "Australian Faunal Directory". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- Robert J. B. Hoare; Brian H Patrick; Thomas R. Buckley (22 July 2019). "A new leaf-mining moth from New Zealand, Sabulopteryx botanica sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Gracillariinae), feeding on the rare endemic shrub Teucrium parvifolium (Lamiaceae), with a revised checklist of New Zealand Gracillariidae". ZooKeys. 865 (865): 39–65. doi:10.3897/ZOOKEYS.865.34265. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 6663935. PMID 31379443. Wikidata Q70104394.
- "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
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