Macarostola zehntneri
| Macarostola zehntneri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Macarostola |
| Species: | M. zehntneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Macarostola zehntneri (Snellen, 1902) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Macarostola zehntneri is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (Maharashtra), Indonesia (Java) and Malaysia.[1]
It has a wingspan of 10mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Eugenia aquea, Eugenia cumini and Eugenia jambolana. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.