Marmara opuntiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Texas in the United States and from Mexico.[1] There are records of similar larvae with identical habits from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Peru and Venezuela, and these may also refer to this species.
| Marmara opuntiella | |
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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. opuntiella
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| Binomial name | |
| Marmara opuntiella Busck, 1907
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The larvae feed on Nopalea and Opuntia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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