Moths of North Carolina

Moths of North Carolina

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View PDF	Gracillariidae Members:	Marmara Members:	25 NC Records
Marmara unidentified species - No Common Name

Marmara unidentified species

Marmara 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.


Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

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Status in North Carolina

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Photo Gallery for Marmara unidentified species - No common name			Photos: 24
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-09 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-13 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-10 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Becky Watkins on 2022-12-19 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2022-08-25 Durham Co. Comment: on Lycopus (either L. virginicus or L. rubellus).		Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2022-08-25 Durham Co. Comment: on Lycopus (either L. virginicus or L. rubellus).
	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2022-08-25 Durham Co. Comment: on Lycopus (either L. virginicus or L. rubellus).		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-21 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-14 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-27 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-15 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-07 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-07 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-04-30 Carteret Co. Comment: No White Pines at Ft. Fischer.
	Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-04-23 Carteret Co. Comment:		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-08-05 Carteret Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-05-13 Onslow Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-06-26 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-06-26 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-09 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-06-09 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-06-04 Onslow Co. Comment: Probably an undescribed species.