''Macarostola'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, ''Cameraria ...
. The genus was erected by
Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854 – 31 March 1938) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics.
Life and work
Ed ...
in 1907.
Characteristics: Characters of ''
Gracilaria
''Gracilaria'', also known as irish moss or ogonori, is a genus of red algae in the family Gracilariaceae. It is notable for its economic importance as an agarophyte meaning that it is used to make agar, as well as its use as a food for humans ...
'', but middle tibiae not thickened, smooth-scaled, scales sometimes expanded at apex only.
[Meyrick (1907)]
"Descriptions of Australasian Micro-Lepidoptera, XIX"
''Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales''. 32: 62.
Species
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Macarostola ageta''
(Turner, 1917)
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Macarostola callischema''
Meyrick, 1908
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Macarostola ceryx''
(Diakonoff, 1955)
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Macarostola coccinea''
(Walsingham, 1900)
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Macarostola eugeniella''
(Viette, 1951)
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Macarostola flora''
(Meyrick, 1926)
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Macarostola formosa''
(Stainton, 1862)
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Macarostola gamelia
''Macarostola gamelia'' is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Java, Indonesia.
The larva
A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals wit ...
''
(Meyrick, 1936)
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Macarostola haemataula''
Meyrick, 1912
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Macarostola hieranthes''
(Meyrick, 1907)
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Macarostola ida''
(Meyrick, 1880)
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Macarostola japonica''
Kumata, 1977
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Macarostola miltopepla''
(Turner, 1926)
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Macarostola miniella''
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
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Macarostola noellineae''
Vári, 2002
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Macarostola paradisia''
Meyrick, 1908
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Macarostola parolca''
Meyrick, 1911
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Macarostola phoenicaula''
(Meyrick, 1934)
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Macarostola polyplaca''
(Lower, 1894)
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Macarostola pontificalis''
(Meyrick, 1928)
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Macarostola pyrelictis''
(Meyrick, 1927)
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Macarostola rosacea''
(Turner, 1940)
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Macarostola tegulata''
Meyrick, 1908
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Macarostola thiasodes''
(Meyrick, 1912)
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Macarostola thriambica''
(Meyrick, 1907)
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Macarostola zehntneri''
(Snellen, 1902)
References
External links
Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Gracillariinae
Gracillarioidea genera
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