Marmara oregonensis

Marmara oregonensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Oregon, United States.[1]

Marmara oregonensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Marmara
Species:
M. oregonensis
Binomial name
Marmara oregonensis
Fitzgerald, 1975

The larvae feed on Abies grandis and Pseudotsuga menziesii. They mine the stem of their host plant. It mines the smooth bark surfaces. The mines are formed in the living periderm of the host causing superficial injury to the tree.[2]

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. A New Species of Bark-Mining Marmara (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) from Douglas-fir


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