Marmara viburnella

Eiseman & Davis

Marmara viburnella is a micro- in the Gracillariidae, Phyllocnistinae. It is a leaf-mining whose larvae create serpentine mines in plant foliage. The species is known from northeastern North America, with records from Canada (Quebec) and the United States (Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland). As a member of the Marmara, it exhibits the highly reduced wing venation and elongated body form characteristic of this group of minute moths.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Marmara viburnella: //mɑrˈmɑrə vaɪˈbɜrnɛlə//

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Distribution

Recorded from Quebec, Canada and the United States (Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland). The appears to be restricted to northeastern North America based on available occurrence data.

Host Associations

Viburnum - plantlarval ; name viburnella derived from this association

Similar Taxa

Other Marmara speciesrequires genitalia examination or plant association for definitive identification; many in this are morphologically similar and poorly distinguished by external features alone

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Taxonomic note

The Marmara is placed in the Phyllocnistinae, a group of highly specialized leaf-mining . in this genus are among the smallest Lepidoptera, with reduced wing venation and simplified that makes species-level identification challenging without examination of genitalia or knowledge of plant associations.

Etymology

The specific epithet viburnella refers to the plant Viburnum, indicating the larval association with plants in this genus.