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Marmara smilacisella

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Species of moth

Marmara smilacisella
Larva and leaf mines
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Marmara
Species: M. smilacisella
Binomial name
Marmara smilacisella
(Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Phyllocnistis smilacisella Chambers, 1875
  • Marmara similiacicella Dyar,
  • Marmara smilaciella Meyrick, 1912

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).

The larvae feed on Smilax glabra, Smilax glauca and Smilax hispida.

References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Marmara smilacisella


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