species 35 observations

Apple Barkminer

Marmara elotella

Field notes

Marmara elotella, the apple barkminer, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Kentucky, Maine and Virginia in the United States.

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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United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided