Macarostola japonica Kumata, 1977
SUBFAMILY | Gracillariinae |
GENUS | Macarostola |
SPECIES | japonica |
AUTHOR | Kumata, 1977 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Macarostola japonica, sp. nov. |
TYPE LOCALITY | Japan, Honshū, Onoaida, Yaku-sima, Satunan Is.[land]. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: 30°20'0" Longitude: 130°30'0" |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Grc-1784♂, EIHU; Paratypes 3♂ and 6♀, EIHU. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Kumata, T. 1977. On the Japanese species of the genera Macarostola, Aristaea and Systoloneura, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Insecta Matsumurana, N. S. 9:1-51. |
PAGINATION | 5-11, figs. 1-3; pl. I, figs. H-I; pl. II, figs. A-B; pl. IV, figs. A-B |
Species pictures


Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Japan | Honshū | Kumata, T. 1977. On the Japanese species of the genera Macarostola, Aristaea and Systoloneura, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Insecta Matsumurana, N. S. 9:1-51. | 11 |
Japan | Satunan Island | Kumata, T. 1977. On the Japanese species of the genera Macarostola, Aristaea and Systoloneura, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Insecta Matsumurana, N. S. 9:1-51. | 11 |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Staphylaceae | Euscaphis japonica | Japan | Kumata, T. 1977. On the Japanese species of the genera Macarostola, Aristaea and Systoloneura, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Insecta Matsumurana, N. S. 9:1-51. | 11 |