Marmara arbutiella explained

Marmara arbutiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada and the United States (Oregon, Washington and California).[1]

The larvae feed on Arbutus menziesii, Arbutus unedo and Arctostaphylos species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/MARMARBU Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. Wagner . David L. . Loose . Jennifer L. . Fitzgerald . T. D. . De Benedictis . J. A. . Davis . Donald R. . A Hidden Past: the Hypermetamorphic Development of Marmara arbutiella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) . Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 2000 . 93 . 1 . 59–64 . 10.1603/0013-8746(2000)093[0059:AHPTHD]2.0.CO;2. free .