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Species Marmara opuntiella - Hodges#0713

Opuntia sp. leaf-miner - Marmara opuntiella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Gracillarioidea (Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)

Family Gracillariidae (Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)

Subfamily Marmarinae

Genus Marmara

Species opuntiella (Marmara opuntiella - Hodges#0713)

Hodges Number

0713

Explanation of Names

Author: Busck, 1907

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 1 December, 2013 - 2:00pm

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