Leaf mines caused by Marmara smilacisella on Common Greenbrier in Charles Co., Maryland (9/17/2016).
Marmara smilacisella leaf mines in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/3/2019).
A Marmara smilacisella leaf mine on a Smilax in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/20/2016). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
A Marmara smilacisella leaf mine on a Smilax in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/20/2016). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
Marmara smilacisella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Marmara smilacisella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Marmara smilacisella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Description
Caterpillars make distinctive silvery leaf mines on the upperside of greenbrier leaves.
Relationships
Host plants are limited to species in the genus Smilax.
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Leaf mines caused by Marmara smilacisella on Common Greenbrier in Charles Co., Maryland (9/17/2016).
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Marmara smilacisella leaf mines in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/3/2019).
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Tyler Bell.
A Marmara smilacisella leaf mine on a Smilax in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/20/2016). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
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A Marmara smilacisella leaf mine on a Smilax in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/20/2016). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
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Marmara smilacisella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Marmara smilacisella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Marmara smilacisella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Marmara smilacisella | |
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| Larva and leaf mines | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Marmara |
| Species: | M. smilacisella
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| Binomial name | |
| Marmara smilacisella (Chambers, 1875)
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Marmara smilacisella is a species of moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the United States (Kentucky and Ohio south to Florida and Texas).[1]
The larvae feed on Smilax glabra, Smilax glauca and Smilax hispida.
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