Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner vs Devil's Coach Horse

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner Devil's Coach Horse
Scientific Name Cameraria ohridella Ocypus olens
Order Lepidoptera Coleoptera
Family Gracillariidae Staphylinidae
Size 7-8 mm wingspan 22-32 mm
Habitat Underground Underground
Diet Herbivores Omnivores
Regions Originally Balkans, now across Europe Europe, introduced to North America
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner

A tiny moth that has devastated horse chestnut trees across Europe since its discovery in 1985. Larvae mine inside leaves causing brown blotches. Spread with extraordinary speed across the continent.

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Did You Know?

Spread across the entire European continent in just 20 years, one of the fastest insect invasions ever recorded.

Devil's Coach Horse

A large, matt-black rove beetle that raises its tail like a scorpion when threatened. It has powerful jaws and emits a foul smell.

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Did You Know?

In medieval Ireland it was believed to have the power to curse a person it pointed its tail at.