Polysoma eumetalla: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Gracillariidae
- Genus
- Polysoma
- Species
- Polysoma eumetalla
- Scientific Name
- Polysoma eumetalla
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Polysoma eumetalla
Polysoma eumetalla is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria and from New Zealand.
The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults have a metallic gold colour with white markings.
The larvae feed in galls on Acacia dealbata, caused by the rust fungus Uromycladium tepperianum and in galls on Acacia melanoxylon, caused by the fly Cecidomyia acaciaelongifoliae.
...Polysoma eumetalla in languages:
- English
- Wattle gall miner
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