Marmara viburnella Eiseman & Davis, 2017    Synonyms: Hodges #0718.3.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Gracillariidae   >   Genus Marmara   

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The tale of the discovery of this recently-described (2017) species is here in Charley Eiseman's blog BugTracks.

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"Eggs are deposited singly on Viburnum leaves in early summer. The larva initially mines the leaf, then proceeds down the petiole and into the stem, where it completes development as a bark miner. In late spring, it cuts out a flap of bark at the end of its mine and spins its cocoon beneath this" (Charley Eiseman/BugGuide, 2017).

There are 18 records in the project database.

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Marmara viburnella leaf mines on Viburnum in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/30/2018). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Leaf mine of Marmara viburnella on a Viburnum leaf in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/25/2014). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Marmara viburnella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/3/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Marmara viburnella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/3/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Marmara viburnella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/3/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Marmara viburnella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/22/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Marmara viburnella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/22/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Marmara viburnella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Marmara viburnella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Marmara viburnella in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Marmara viburnella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Marmara viburnella in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

The holotype specimen of Marmara viburnella (male) raised and collected in Nantucket Co., Massachusetts (7/4/2016). Photo by Charley Eiseman. (MBP list)

Marmara viburnella in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Marmara viburnella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Marmara viburnella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/22/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)


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