Homoeosoma vagella, the macadamia flower caterpillar, is a species of snout moth in the genus Homoeosoma. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1848. It is found in Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Homoeosoma |
| Species: | H. vagella
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| Binomial name | |
| Homoeosoma vagella Zeller, 1848
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The larvae feed on Macadamia ternifolia. They destroy the flowers of their host plant.
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