Marmara is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
The head is smooth, antennae four-fifths to one, basal joint thick, with slight pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, porrected, slender, with appressed scales, pointed. Maxillary palpi 3 absent, 4 absent, 6 absent, 8 absent, 11 absent. Hindwings about one-half, linear-canceolate, cilia: 3 absent, 4 absent, 5 and 6 stalked.[Genera insectorum Meyrick, in: Genera insectorum fasc. 128. P:12]
Correlated to Lithocolletis, but distinguished by the smooth head. Imago in repose sitting with forepart somewhat raised.
Species Marmara affirmata (Meyrick, 1918) Marmara apocynella Braun, 1915 Marmara arbutiella Busck, 1904 Marmara auratella Braun, 1915 Marmara basidendroca Fitzgerald, 1973 Marmara corticola Fitzgerald, 1973 Marmara elotella (Busck, 1909) Marmara fasciella (Chambers, 1875) Marmara fraxinicola Braun, 1922 Marmara fulgidella (Clemens, 1860) Marmara guilandinella Busck, 1900 Marmara gulosa Guillén & Davis, 2001 Marmara habecki D.R. Davis, 2011 Marmara ischnotoma (Meyrick, 1915) Marmara isortha (Meyrick, 1915) Marmara leptodesma Meyrick, 1928 Marmara opuntiella Busck, 1907 Marmara oregonensis Fitzgerald, 1975 Marmara phaneropis (Meyrick, 1915) Marmara pomonella Busck, 1915 Marmara salictella Clemens, 1863 Marmara serotinella Busck, 1915 Marmara smilacisella (Chambers, 1875)
References
External links
Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)