Marmara apocynella
Encyclopedia
Marmara apocynella is a moth
of the Gracillariidae
family. It is known from the United States
(Ohio and Maine).
The larva
e feed on Apocynum cannabinum
. They mine the stem of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long whitish serpentine mine on the stem.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
family. It is known from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(Ohio and Maine).
The larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e feed on Apocynum cannabinum
Apocynum cannabinum
Apocynum cannabinum is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows throughout much of North America - in the southern half of Canada and throughout the United States. It is a poisonous plant: Apocynum means "poisonous to dogs"...
. They mine the stem of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long whitish serpentine mine on the stem.