- Marmara elotella
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Marmara elotella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Gracillariidae Genus: Marmara Species: M. elotella Binomial name Marmara elotella
(Busck, 1909)The Apple barkminer (Marmara elotella) is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States (including Massachusetts, Connecticut, Kentucky, Maine and Virginia).[1]
The larvae feed on Pyrus and Malus species, including Malus pumila and Malus sylvestris. They mine the twigs of their host plant. The larvae are sap feeders.
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