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Cherry Leaf Miner

The long sinuous gallery that crosses the midrib suggests the micro moth Lyonetia clerkella, the Apple Leaf Miner. It affects many Prunus tree species.

Cherry Leaf Miner taking a line for a walk
Cherry Leaf Miner taking a line for a walk (a la Paul Klee, see below)

I particularly like the areas still chlorophyll-green, protected from the general yellowing by the tunnels of the leaf miner.

Burdened Children 1930 Paul Klee taking a line for a walk
Burdened Children 1930 Paul Klee taking a line for a walk, having observed Cherry Leaf Miners at work (I made up this last bit)