Firethorn Leaf Miner vs Proscopiid Stick Grasshopper

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Firethorn Leaf Miner Proscopiid Stick Grasshopper
Scientific Name Phyllonorycter leucographella Proscopia scabra
Order Lepidoptera Orthoptera
Family Gracillariidae Proscopiidae
Size 7-8 mm wingspan 40-70 mm
Habitat Underground Heathland
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions Southern Europe, spreading north South America
Conservation Least Concern Not Evaluated

Firethorn Leaf Miner

A tiny moth whose larvae create blister mines on pyracantha leaves. Originally from southern Europe, it has spread rapidly northward. Mines cause silvery blotches on leaves.

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Did You Know?

First recorded in Britain in 1989 and spread across the country within a decade on planted pyracantha hedges.

Proscopiid Stick Grasshopper

An extremely elongated, wingless grasshopper that closely resembles a stick insect. Its thread-thin body and swaying walk make it virtually invisible among grass stems and twigs.

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Did You Know?

Despite being a grasshopper, it looks so much like a stick insect that even entomologists can mistake it at first glance.