Marmara isortha
| Marmara isortha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Gracillariidae | 
| Genus: | Marmara | 
| Species: | M. isortha | 
| Binomial name | |
| Marmara isortha (Meyrick, 1915) | |
Marmara isortha is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Guyana, Brazil and India.[1]
The larvae feed on Theobroma cacao. They mine the fruit of their host plant.[2]
References
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- ^ "Insetos Do Brasil" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-11-25.