Stigmella braunella

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Stigmella braunella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. braunella
Binomial name
Stigmella braunella
(W. W. Jones, 1933)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula braunellaW. W. Jones, 1933

Stigmella braunella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae which is endemic to California. The species was first described by W. W. Jones in 1933. [1] [2]

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The wingspan is 5.4–6.6 millimetres (0.21–0.26 in). There are two generations per year with late-instar larvae being encountered throughout the year.

The larvae feed on Prunus ilicifolia . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is located on the upper surface and is linear or serpentine and convoluted terminally and in this region frequently crossing itself or forming a blotch. Later it gradually increasing in width throughout its length. The frass is deposited centrally as a continuous line.

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References

  1. "160033.00 – 0104 – Stigmella braunella – (Jones, 1933)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  2. Eiseman, Charley (October 6, 2013). "Species Stigmella braunella - Hodges#0104". BugGuide. Retrieved September 29, 2019.

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