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