Marmara auratella
| Marmara auratella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Marmara |
| Species: | M. auratella |
| Binomial name | |
| Marmara auratella Braun, 1915 | |
Marmara auratella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. 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.
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