Marmara fasciella (Chambers, 1875) is a animal in the Gracillariidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Marmara fasciella (Chambers, 1875)

Marmara fasciella (Chambers, 1875)

Marmara fasciella, the white pine barkminer moth, is a Gracillariidae moth found in eastern North America.

Genus
Marmara
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Marmara fasciella (Chambers, 1875)

Marmara fasciella, commonly known as the white pine barkminer moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Gracillariidae. This species is distributed in Québec, Canada, and in the U.S. states of Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Vermont, and Maine. Adult white pine barkminer moths are active in flight from May to early July. The larvae of Marmara fasciella feed on plants from Quercus species, Abies balsamea, Pinus monticula, and Pinus strobus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gracillariidae Marmara

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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