Marmara smilacisella is a species of moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the United States (Kentucky and Ohio south to Florida and Texas).[1]
Marmara smilacisella | |
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Larva and leaf mines | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Marmara |
Species: | M. smilacisella
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Binomial name | |
Marmara smilacisella (Chambers, 1875)
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The larvae feed on Smilax glabra, Smilax glauca and Smilax hispida.
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