Marmara basidendroca is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the New York, United States.[1]
| Marmara basidendroca | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Marmara |
| Species: | M. basidendroca
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| Binomial name | |
| Marmara basidendroca Fitzgerald, 1973
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The larvae feed on Fraxinus pennsylvanica. They mine in the stem of their host plant. They are restricted to the main stem at the base of the tree and the root collar.
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