Anna's Eighty-Eight vs Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Anna's Eighty-Eight | Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Diaethria anna | Cameraria ohridella |
| Order | Lepidoptera | Lepidoptera |
| Family | Nymphalidae | Gracillariidae |
| Size | 30-40 mm wingspan | 7-8 mm wingspan |
| Habitat | Rivers & Streams | Underground |
| Diet | Sap Feeders | Herbivores |
| Regions | Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru | Originally Balkans, now across Europe |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Anna's Eighty-Eight
A small neotropical butterfly with bright blue-green upper wings and a striking black-and-white numeral pattern underneath. It is closely related to Cramer's eighty-eight.
Did You Know?
Despite being named for the number pattern, many individuals actually display patterns closer to '89' than '88.'
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.
Did You Know?
Spread across the entire European continent in just 20 years, one of the fastest insect invasions ever recorded.