Stigmella braunella

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]

Stigmella braunella
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)
Synonyms
Nepticula braunella W. W. Jones, 1933

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.

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.