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Species Stigmella braunella - Hodges#0104

Linear leaf mines on Prunus ilicifolia - Stigmella braunella

Catalina Cherry Leaf Mine - Stigmella braunella

Stigmella braunella #1? - Stigmella braunella

Stigmella braunella #2? - Stigmella braunella

Stigmella braunella #3? - Stigmella braunella

Stigmella braunella? - Stigmella braunella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Nepticuloidea (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)

Family Nepticulidae

Genus Stigmella

No Taxon (lapponica group)

Species braunella (Stigmella braunella - Hodges#0104)

Hodges Number

0104

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Stigmella braunella (Jones, 1933)

Nepticula braunella Jones, 1933

* phylogenetic sequence #002950

Explanation of Names

Named in honor of Dr. Annette Frances Braun (1884-1978), a leading authority of microlepidoptera.

Size

Forewing length 2.5-3.1 mm. (1)

Wingspan is 5.4-6.6 mm.

Food

Described from rearings on cultivated cherry Prunus lyonii. (1)

Print References

Jones, W.W. 1933. The Description and Biology of Nepticula braunella (Lepidoptera-Nepticulidae), a New Species of Leaf Miner on Prunus ilicifolia Walp. and the Variety Integrifolia Sarg.. University of California publications in Entomology 6(4): 49-78, f.1-10

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Works Cited

1.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 8 February, 2012 - 9:36am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 6 October, 2013 - 2:04pm

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