15.089 Cameraria ochridella (Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner)
ws: 8mm; horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum); first recorded in UK 2002, now abundant
Differs from all Phyllonorycter species in having the forewing fasciae bordered black on the posterior margins (in all Phyllonorycter species with black-bordered fasciate markings the border is on the anterior margin). Also in the hindtibia has bristles (absent in Phyllonorycter).
Differs from all Phyllonorycter species in having the forewing fasciae bordered black on the posterior margins (in all Phyllonorycter species with black-bordered fasciate markings the border is on the anterior margin). Also in the hindtibia has bristles (absent in Phyllonorycter).
Cameraria ochridella §5
ID: Black margins distal to white fasciae. In all Phyllonorycter species with black margins to the white fasciae, the black margin is either only proximal to the white fasciae or where there is a black margin distal to the white fasciae there is at least as strong a black margin proximally.
§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex, 30/07/2008, fw 3.7mm
§2 Foulness, Essex, 08/08/2009, fw 3.5mm
§3 Hadleigh CP, Essex, 25/07/2011; male
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 20/07/2010
§5 Brundall, Norfolk; 16/05/2013
§6 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 04/07/2018; male; fw 3.5mm
§7 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 07/08/2020; female; fw 3.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex, 08/08/2009, fw 3.5mm
§3 Hadleigh CP, Essex, 25/07/2011; male
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 20/07/2010
§5 Brundall, Norfolk; 16/05/2013
§6 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 04/07/2018; male; fw 3.5mm
§7 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 07/08/2020; female; fw 3.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published Feb 2011 (§1-3) | §4 added 01/08/2011 | §5 added 28/08/2018 | §6 added 25/04/2019 | §7 added 04/02/2021
