Macarostola ida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Macarostola |
Species: | M. ida
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Binomial name | |
Macarostola ida | |
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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]
The larvae feed on Angophora and Eucalyptus species, including Eucalyptus piperita. They mine the leaves of their host plant. [3]