Marmara arbutiella Busck, 1904

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Higher taxa:	Gracillariidae (family)/  Phyllocnistinae (subfamily)/  Marmarini (tribe)/  Marmara (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Busck, 1904
Citation:	Marmara arbutiella, new species.
Original genus:	Marmara
Publication:	Busck, A. 1904. Tineid moths from British Columbia, with descriptions of new species.
Journal:	Proceedings of the United States National Museum
Volume:	27
Issue:	1375
Pagination:	772–773
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7730035

Marmara arbutiella (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Marmara arbutiella Busck, 1904		unknown	USNM	1 specimen (gender not stated), cat. nr. 7868, USNM.	United States, US	[U.S.A.], Seattle, Washington.

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DNA voucher(s)
EHL780-12

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GenBank Accession Number	Publication
FJ412783	Brito, R., Mielke, O. H. H., Gonçalves, G. L. & Moreira, G. R. P. 2019. Description of three new species of Phyllocnistis Zeller, 1848 (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) from the Atlantic Forest, South Brazil, with notes on natural history and phylogeny. page 29

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Marmara arbutiella Busck, 1904	Canada	British Columbia	Pohl, G. R., Cannings, R. A., Landry, J.-F., Holden, D. G. & Scudder, G. G. E. 2015. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of British Columbia, Canada. page 43
Marmara arbutiella Busck, 1904	United States, US	Oregon	Ely, C. R. 1918. A revision of the North-American Gracilariidae [sic] from the standpoint of venation. page 67
Marmara arbutiella Busck, 1904	United States, US	Washington	Busck, A. 1904. Tineid moths from British Columbia, with descriptions of new species. page 772
Marmara arbutiella Busck, 1904	United States, US	California	Wagner, D. L., Loose, J. L., Fitzgerald, T. D., Benedictis, J. A. & Davis, D. R. 2000. A hidden past: the hypermetamorphic development of Marmara arbutiella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). page 59

Plant note:

A very long, irregular, winding, serpentine mine just under the upper epidermis of the leaf.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Marmara arbutiella Busck, 1904	Arbutus menziesii	Ericaceae	United States, US	Busck, A. 1904. Tineid moths from British Columbia, with descriptions of new species. page 772
Marmara arbutiella Busck, 1904	Arbutus unedo	Ericaceae	United States, US	Wagner, D. L., Loose, J. L., Fitzgerald, T. D., Benedictis, J. A. & Davis, D. R. 2000. A hidden past: the hypermetamorphic development of Marmara arbutiella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). page 61
Marmara arbutiella Busck, 1904	Arctostaphylos andersonii	Ericaceae	United States, US	Eiseman, C. S. 2025. Leafminers of North America – 3rd Edition. page 1822
Marmara arbutiella Busck, 1904	Arctostaphylos crustacea	Ericaceae	United States, US	Eiseman, C. S. 2025. Leafminers of North America – 3rd Edition. page 1822
Marmara arbutiella Busck, 1904	Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp.crinita	Ericaceae	United States, US	Eiseman, C. S. 2025. Leafminers of North America – 3rd Edition. page 1822
Marmara arbutiella Busck, 1904	Arctostaphylos patula	Ericaceae	United States, US	Eiseman, C. S. 2025. Leafminers of North America – 3rd Edition. page 1822
Marmara arbutiella Busck, 1904	Arctostaphylos pringlei	Ericaceae	United States, US	Eiseman, C. S. 2025. Leafminers of North America – 3rd Edition. page 1822
Marmara arbutiella Busck, 1904	Arctostaphylos sp.	Ericaceae	United States, US	Wagner, D. L., Loose, J. L., Fitzgerald, T. D., Benedictis, J. A. & Davis, D. R. 2000. A hidden past: the hypermetamorphic development of Marmara arbutiella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). page 61
Marmara arbutiella Busck, 1904	Gaultheria sp.	Ericaceae	United States, US	Eiseman, C. S. 2025. Leafminers of North America – 3rd Edition. page 1816

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Marmara arbutiella (1)

Marmara arbutiella (2)

Marmara arbutiella (3)

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination