GRACILLARIIDAE: ²

Parectopa alysidota (Meyrick, 1880). Endemic.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ²

Adults are mainly on the wing during Spring in native forest and shrublands. They fly at night and come to artificial light.

Life history ²

The larvae of all Gracillariidae start as leaf miners. The tiny larvae tunnel inside the leaves of wattle trees, mostly Acacia longifolia (Sydney Golden Wattle).

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stephen Thorpe
2. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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