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.[2]

Polysoma eumetalla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Polysoma
Species:
P. eumetalla
Binomial name
Polysoma eumetalla
(Meyrick, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria eumetalla Meyrick, 1880
  • Acrocercops eumetalla Turner, 1894

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.[3]

References
  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2010-11-10.



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