Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Marmara auratella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Marmara Rank Species | |
Marmara auratella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States (Ohio and Maine).
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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