Aristaea thalassias: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Gracillariidae
- Genus
- Aristaea
- Species
- Aristaea thalassias
- Scientific Name
- Aristaea thalassias
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Aristaea thalassias
Aristaea thalassias is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known in Australia from the states of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland and has been introduced to South Africa for the biological control of Australian myrtle.
The larvae feed on Agonis flexuosa and Leptospermum laevigatum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
...Aristaea thalassias in languages:
- English
- Myrtle Leafminer Moth
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