ABH: 15.089
BF: 366a
Family: Gracillariidae
Subfamily: Lithocolletinae
Taxon: Cameraria ohridella
Authority: Deschka & Dimic, 1986
Vernacular: Horse-chestnut Leaf-miner
Account: Common in parks and urban areas throughout much of south-eastern England. An adventive species, first recorded in Europe in Macedonia in 1995, from where it has spread rapidly. In Britain, first recorded in Wimbledon, London in 2002, reaching plague proportions around Greater London and along the Thames Valley by 2006. The first record in Hampshire occurred in 2004, and it appears that it is being dispersed along railway lines and major roads, and now widespread and abundant across much of the county and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 8 mm. The larva mines the leaves of Horse Chestnut causing noticeable brown blotches, often many to one leaf, often resulting in complete defoliation of a tree, over-wintering as a pupa in a cocoon. There is however, a similar-looking fungus which can cause confusion.
Wingspan: 8 mm
Surrey Flight Period: 16 Apr (2017) — 18 Sep (2024)
Foodplant:
Status: Common
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WCA:
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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/cameraria-ohridella/
* Based on adult records only.
Records: 453
Individuals: 2070
Earliest Year: 2002
Latest Year: 2025