Marmara auratella explained

Marmara auratella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the United States (Ohio and Maine).[1]

The larvae feed on Dahlia species and Rudbeckia laciniata. They mine the stem of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long serpentine mine on the stem.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/MARMAURA Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)