Marmara salictella
| Marmara salictella | |
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| 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 | |
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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.
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