Taxonomic Information
Macarostola Meyrick, 1907 species known from India and Sri Lanka.
Macarostola tegulata (Meyrick, 1908). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Macarostola callischema (Meyrick, 1908). India: Meghalaya.
Macarostola coccinea (Walsingham, 1900). India: Tamil Nadu.
Macarostola haemataula (Meyrick, 1912). India: Karnataka.
Macarostola paradisia Meyrick, 1908. Sri Lanka.
Macarostola zehntneri (Snellen, 1902). India: Maharashtra; Indonesia (TL: Java).
Macarostola hieranthes (Meyrick, 1907). Sri Lanka.
Macarostola thiasodes (Meyrick, 1912). Sri Lanka.
Macarostola thriambica (Meyrick, 1907). Sri Lanka.
Note: Provisionally identified as Macarostola zehntneri (Snellen, 1902).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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- Parectopa zehntneri Snellen, 1901. Tijdschr. v. Ent. 44: 91, t.6, f.6. TL: Java. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10844115#page/193/mode/1up
- Meyrick, E. 1930. Exotic microlepidoptera, Vol. 4, pt. 6. Pg. 270. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60386833#page/276/mode/1up (for early stages from Bombay).
- https://www.gracillariidae.net/species/1361?tab=photos
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1283366-Macarostola-zehntneri
Page citation
Anonymous 2026. Macarostola zehntneri (Snellen, 1902) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/index.php/macarostola-zehntneri, accessed 2026/04/09.