Marmara (moth) explained

Marmara is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.

The head is smooth, antennae four-fifths to one, basal joint thick, with slight pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, porrected, slender, with appressed scales, pointed. Maxillary palpi 3 absent, 4 absent, 6 absent, 8 absent, 11 absent. Hindwings about one-half, linear-canceolate, cilia: 3 absent, 4 absent, 5 and 6 stalked.^[1]

Correlated to Lithocolletis, but distinguished by the smooth head.Imago in repose sitting with forepart somewhat raised.

Species

• Marmara affirmata (Meyrick, 1918)
• Marmara apocynella Braun, 1915
• Marmara arbutiella Busck, 1904
• Marmara auratella Braun, 1915
• Marmara basidendroca Fitzgerald, 1973
• Marmara corticola Fitzgerald, 1973
• Marmara elotella (Busck, 1909)
• Marmara fasciella (Chambers, 1875)
• Marmara fraxinicola Braun, 1922
• Marmara fulgidella (Clemens, 1860)
• Marmara guilandinella Busck, 1900
• Marmara gulosa Guillén & Davis, 2001
• Marmara habecki D.R. Davis, 2011
• Marmara ischnotoma (Meyrick, 1915)
• Marmara isortha (Meyrick, 1915)
• Marmara leptodesma Meyrick, 1928
• Marmara opuntiella Busck, 1907
• Marmara oregonensis Fitzgerald, 1975
• Marmara phaneropis (Meyrick, 1915)
• Marmara pomonella Busck, 1915
• Marmara salictella Clemens, 1863
• Marmara serotinella Busck, 1915
• Marmara smilacisella (Chambers, 1875)

External links

• Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

Notes and References

1. Genera insectorum Meyrick, in: Genera insectorum fasc. 128. P:12