Large Marsh Grasshopper vs Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Large Marsh Grasshopper | Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Stethophyma grossum | Cameraria ohridella |
| Order | Orthoptera | Lepidoptera |
| Family | Acrididae | Gracillariidae |
| Size | 20-36 mm | 7-8 mm wingspan |
| Habitat | Underground | Underground |
| Diet | Omnivores | Herbivores |
| Regions | Western Europe, Central Europe, Northern Europe | Originally Balkans, now across Europe |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Large Marsh Grasshopper
Europe's largest grasshopper, with bold red, yellow, and green colouring and bright red hindleg tibiae. It requires very wet, boggy habitats and makes a distinctive flicking song.
Did You Know?
Its unique flick-song is produced by the grasshopper snapping its hindleg against its wing in a single crack.
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.