Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Marmara smilacisella (Chambers, 1875)
Family: Gracillariidae
Subfamily: Gracillariinae
Identification:
Wing Span:
Life History:
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: Smilax glabra, Smilax glauca and Smilax hispida. The caterpillars mine the upper side of the leaves, making a silvery white narrow mine. There is a narrow central line of frass. The mines wind about over the leaf, crossing and recrossing and in smaller leaves involving almost the whole upper surface. At maturity, the larvae turn bright red, emerge from the mine, and, in a fold under the edge of the leaf, spin yellowish white cocoons to pupate.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Kentucky and Ohio south to Florida and Texas
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes: None.
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Observation date: Sep 28, 2019
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Texas, Smith County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 16, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 27, 2019
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Gregg County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 16, 2020
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Observation date: Nov 17, 2018
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 21, 2018
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Observation date: Oct 20, 2018
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Latimer County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 27, 2018
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Observation date: Dec 17, 2017
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Texas, Morris County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 20, 2017
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Observation date: Oct 15, 2017
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Harrison County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 16, 2017
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Observation date: Sep 23, 2017
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Gregg County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 24, 2017
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Observation date: Aug 26, 2017
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Gregg County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 03, 2017
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Observation date: Apr 07, 2017
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Harrison County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 04, 2017
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Observation date: Mar 10, 2017
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Texas, Upshur County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 12, 2017
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Observation date: Mar 04, 2017
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Cass County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 09, 2017
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Observation date: Feb 26, 2012
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Camden County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 26, 2012
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