Marmara isortha

Marmara isortha is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Guyana, Brazil and India.[1]

Marmara isortha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Marmara
Species:
M. isortha
Binomial name
Marmara isortha
(Meyrick, 1915)

The larvae feed on Theobroma cacao. They mine the fruit of their host plant.[2]

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. "Insetos Do Brasil" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-11-25.


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