The white pine barkminer moth (''Marmara fasciella'') is a
moth of the family
Gracillariidae. It is found in
Québec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...
,
Canada, and
Kentucky,
Maryland,
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
,
Vermont and
Maine in the
United States.
Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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Adults are on wing from May to early July. The larvae feed on '' Quercus'' species, '' Abies balsamea'', '' Pinus monticula'' and ''Pinus strobus
''Pinus strobus'', commonly called the eastern white pine, northern white pine, white pine, Weymouth pine (British), and soft pine is a large pine native to eastern North America. It occurs from Newfoundland, Canada west through the Great Lake ...
''. They mine the bark of their host plant. The larvae make long, linear mines in the bark of the trunk and branches. The cocoon is spun under loose bark at the end of the mine.
References
External links
Marmara at microleps.orgBug Guide
Gracillariinae
Moths described in 1875
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