Stigmella braunella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. braunella |
Binomial name | |
Stigmella braunella (W. W. Jones, 1933) | |
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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]
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, commonly called the Catalina Cherry Leaf Miner, feed on Prunus ilicifolia . They mine the leaves of their host plant.