Macarostola eugeniella

Macarostola eugeniella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Macarostola
Species: M. eugeniella
Binomial name
Macarostola eugeniella
(Viette, 1951)[1]
Synonyms
  • Parectopa eugeniella Viette, 1951

Macarostola eugeniella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Madagascar and Mauritius.[2]

The larvae feed on Eugenia cumini and Eugenia jambolana. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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