Marmara elotella
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| Species: | M. elotella
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| Marmara elotella (Busck, 1909)
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The apple barkminer (Marmara elotella) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Kentucky, Maine and Virginia in the United States.[1]
The larvae feed on Pyrus and Malus species, including Malus pumila and Malus sylvestris. They mine the twigs of their host plant. The larvae are sap feeders.
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