Stigmella braunella

Stigmella braunella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 braunella W. 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]

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.

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.

External links

• A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Stigmella (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)

Further reading

• Braun, Annette F. (1914). "Notes on North American species of Nepticula with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera)". Canadian Entomologist. 46 (1): 17–27. doi:10.4039/Ent4617-1.