Large Oak Cynipid vs Bright-line Brown-eye Moth

Side-by-side species comparison

Large Oak Cynipid

A gall wasp that induces cherry-sized galls on the undersides of oak leaves. The galls turn from green to red as they mature in autumn.

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The colorful galls were historically known as 'oak cherries' and were sometimes mistaken for real fruit by children.

A reddish-brown moth with a prominent white-edged kidney mark and bright white subterminal line. It is a common garden moth across much of Europe.

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It is sometimes called the tomato moth due to its caterpillar's fondness for greenhouse tomatoes.