Marmara isortha
Appearance
Marmara isortha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Marmara |
Species: | M. isortha
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Binomial name | |
Marmara isortha (Meyrick, 1915)
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Marmara isortha is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Guyana, Brazil and India.[1]
The larvae feed on Theobroma cacao. They mine the fruit of their host plant.[2]
References
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Insetos Do Brasil" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-11-25.