Marmara oregonensis Fitzgerald, 1975 is a animal in the Gracillariidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Marmara oregonensis Fitzgerald, 1975

Marmara oregonensis Fitzgerald, 1975

Marmara oregonensis is a gracillariid moth found in western North America whose larvae mine stems of two conifer species.

Genus
Marmara
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Marmara oregonensis Fitzgerald, 1975

Marmara oregonensis is a moth species that belongs to the family Gracillariidae. It occurs in western North America, ranging from Oregon in the United States to British Columbia in Canada. The larvae of this moth feed on Abies grandis and Pseudotsuga menziesii, and they create mines inside the stems of their host plants.

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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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