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Gracillariidae 33a0391 – 0709   Marmara fraxinicola Braun, 1922

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Oleaceae.  Host genera: Fraxinus.  Notes: bark-miner (Fitzgerald 1973); in bark (Zhang 1994).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: fraxinicola Braun, 1922 (Marmara) - MONA 1983: 709; TL: Cincinnati, OH.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Braun, A.F., 1922. Microlepidoptera: notes and new species. The Canadian Entomologist, 54: 90. Fitzgerald, 1973. Coexistence of Three Species of Bark-Mining Marmara (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) on Green Ash and Descriptions of New Species. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 66(2): 457-463. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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