Aristaea thalassias
| Aristaea thalassias | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Aristaea |
| Species: | A. thalassias |
| Binomial name | |
| Aristaea thalassias (Meyrick, 1880)[1] | |
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Aristaea thalassias is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland and has been introduced to South Africa for the biological control of Australian myrtle.[2]
The larvae feed on Agonis flexuosa and Leptospermum laevigatum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.