White Pine Barkminer

Marmara fasciella

The white pine barkminer moth is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec, Canada, and Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Vermont and Maine in the United States. Adults are on wing from May to early July.
White Pine Barkminer - Marmara fasciella The larvae mine under the cuticle of twigs. Host: White pine (Pinus strobus) Geotagged,Gracillariidae,Marmara,Marmara fasciella,Spring,United States,White Pine Barkminer,barkminer,signs of wildlife,subcuticular mines

Food

The larvae feed on "Quercus" species, "Abies balsamea", "Pinus monticula" and "Pinus strobus". They mine the bark of their host plant. The larvae make long, linear mines in the bark of the trunk and branches. The cocoon is spun under loose bark at the end of the mine.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGracillariidae
GenusMarmara
SpeciesM. fasciella
Photographed in
United States of America