Marmara salictella

Marmara salictella
Marmara salictella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Marmara
Species: M. salictella
Binomial name
Marmara salictella
Clemens, 1863
Synonyms
  • Marmara saliclella (Chambers, 1878)

Marmara salictella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Québec, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, Virginia, California and the Atlantic States.

The larvae feed on Salix species, including Salix lasiolepis and Salix lutea. They create an extremely long and narrow mine in young twigs. The mine is only a tract beneath the young and delicate cuticle of the branches.[1]

Taxonomy

A Marmara species feeding on Citrus species was originally identified as Marmara salictella. Later research concluded this species is distinct. It is now known as Marmara gulosa.

Referenced

  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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