Marmara serotinella

(Marmara serotinella)

Description

Marmara serotinella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Virginia and Maine in the United States. The larvae feed on Prunus serotina. They mine the branches of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long mine just under the epidermis of the branch.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gracillariidae
Genus:Marmara
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