| Marmara habecki | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Marmara |
| Species: | M. habecki |
| Binomial name | |
| Marmara habecki D.R. Davis, 2011 | |
Marmara habecki is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Florida, United States.
The larvae feed on Schinus terebinthifolia . They mine the leaves of their host plant. [1]
Schinus terebinthifolia is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to subtropical and tropical South America. Common names include Brazilian peppertree, aroeira, rose pepper, broadleaved pepper tree, wilelaiki, Christmasberry tree and Florida holly. The species name has been very commonly misspelled as ‘terebinthifolius’.
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.
Schinus molle is an evergreen tree that grows to 15 meters. It is native to an area from the Peruvian Andes to southern Brazil. The bright pink fruits of Schinus molle are often sold as "pink peppercorns" although S. molle is unrelated to black pepper. The word molle in Schinus molle comes from mulli, the Quechua word for the tree. The tree is host to the pepper-tree moth, Bombycomorpha bifascia.
Marmara is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
Marmara salictella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec in Canada and Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, Virginia, California and the Atlantic states of the United States.
Marmara gulosa, the citrus peelminer, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California, Arizona, Texas and Florida in the United States and from Cuba.
Caloptilia coruscans is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from south-western Europe and Thrace.
Marmara guilandinella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Florida, United States.
Marmara corticola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec, Canada, and New York and Vermont, in the United States.
Marmara fraxinicola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec, Canada, and Ohio, Vermont and New York in the United States.
Marmara arbutiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada and the United States.
Marmara oregonensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Oregon, United States.
Marmara opuntiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Texas in the United States and from Mexico. There are records of similar larvae with identical habits from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Peru and Venezuela, and these may also refer to this species.
Marmara fulgidella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the United States.
Marmara fasciella, the white pine barkminer moth, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Québec, Canada, and Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Vermont and Maine in the United States.
Caloptilia rhoifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Bermuda, Canada, and the United States.
Leurocephala is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae. It contains only one species, Leurocephala schinusae, which is found in Argentina.
Eucosmophora schinusivora is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Paraná, Brazil.
Caloptilia schinusifolia is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Gracillariinae are a subfamily of moths which was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854.
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