Stigmella braunella
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| Stigmella braunella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. braunella
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| 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.
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