Moths of North Carolina
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View PDFGracillariidae Members: Marmara Members: 28 NC Records

Marmara unidentified species - No Common Name

Marmara unidentified speciesMarmara unidentified species
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gracillarioidea		 Family:
Gracillariidae		Subfamily:
Gracillariinae		Tribe:
[Gracillariini]		P3 Number:
0.00		 MONA Number:
718.01
Comments: The genus Marmara contains about 20 described species from North America and numerous undescribed species. Most species are monophagous, and the mines have been found on over 80 North American plant genera in 40 families (Eiseman et al., 2017). This suggests that there are dozens of undescribed species in the US. The adults have proven to be particularly challenging to rear, which has hampered the description of new species. We have several records for both adults and mines from North Carolina that are very likely undescribed species.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Immatures and Development: Marmara typically mine the stems and sometimes the leaves of plants. We have found mines for potentially undescribed species on the following plants: Box-elder (Acer negundo), Bugleweed (Lycopus sp.), Dog-fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium), Japanese Virgin's-bower (Clematis terniflora), Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora), Red Maple (Acer rubrum), Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum), Sea Oxeye (Borrichia frutescens), and Sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria).
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Marmara unidentified speciesAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.