Marmara smilacisella Mines on Smilax sp.

''Marmara smilacisella'' is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the United States .

The larvae feed on ''Smilax glabra'', ''Smilax glauca'' and ''Smilax hispida''. They 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,.. more