Macarostola ida
| Macarostola ida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Macarostola |
| Species: | M. ida |
| Binomial name | |
| Macarostola ida (Meyrick, 1880)[1] | |
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Macarostola ida is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria.[2]
The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults have fore wings with a striking pattern of rusty reddish-brown and white. The inner margins of all of the wings are heavily fringed.[3]
The larvae feed on Angophora and Eucalyptus species, including Eucalyptus piperita. They mine the leaves of their host plant.