Macarostola japonica is a species of moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is native to Japan (Honshū and Satunan).[1]

Macarostola japonica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Macarostola
Species:
M. japonica
Binomial name
Macarostola japonica
Kumata, 1977

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.

The larvae feed on Euscaphis japonica.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. ^ "On The Japanese Species Of The Genera Macarostola, Aristaea And Systoloneura, With Descriptions Of Three New Species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-11-11.