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Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella  
         
 

B&F: 0366a

ABH: 15.089

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Common

Primary Habitat:  Woodland, Parkland, Gardens

Wingspan:  8mm

Flight Period:  Bivoltine: May, August

Observations: The larvae mine the leaves of Horse Chestnut, often several to each leaf and causing significant damage by the end of the growing season. Affected trees display brown leaves in advance of autumn. Adults can also be found in numbers in light traps

Confusion Species: 

L.O.N.:  N/A

First Record:  2005, Manning