Marmara salictella Clemens, 1863 is a animal in the Gracillariidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Marmara salictella Clemens, 1863

Marmara salictella Clemens, 1863

Marmara salictella is a Gracillariidae moth found in Canada and the U.S., whose larvae feed on Salix plant species.

Genus
Marmara
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Marmara salictella Clemens, 1863

Marmara salictella Clemens, 1863 is a moth species belonging to the family Gracillariidae. This species has been recorded in Québec, Canada, and in the U.S. states of Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, Virginia, California, as well as other Atlantic states of the United States. The larvae of Marmara salictella feed on plants from the Salix genus; this includes the specific species Salix lasiolepis and Salix lutea.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gracillariidae Marmara

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