Marmara basidendroca

Marmara basidendroca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Marmara
Species: M. basidendroca
Binomial name
Marmara basidendroca
Fitzgerald, 1973

Marmara basidendroca is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the New York, United States.[1]

The larvae feed on Fraxinus pennsylvanica. They mine in the stem of their host plant. They are restricted to the main stem at the base of the tree and the root collar.

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