Detail morphometric characteristics of the horse-chestnut leaf miner (Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dimič, 1986) larvae

  • Sergey V. Buga Belarusian State University
  • Aleksei S. Roginsky Belarussian State University

Abstract

The horse-chestnut leaf miner, or Ochrid miner (Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dimič, 1986; Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) is an invasive pest of the common chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum L.; Sapindaceae) in green areas of Belarus and the whole temperate zone of continental Europe. This alien species of Balkan origin is included in the “Black Book of Invasive Animal Species of Belarus”, as well as in similar lists of neighbouring countries and regions. The paper provides detailed morphometric characteristics of the 1st–5th instar larvae of the horse-chestnut leaf miner C. ohridella.
The length and the width of the mouthparts, head capsule, 1st–3rd segments of the thorax and 1st – 10th segments of the abdomen were measured. The values of morphometric indices slightly increased from 1st to 2nd instar, moderately from 2nd to 3rd instar, and much higher from 3rd to 4th and from 4th to 5th instar. Such morphometric parameters as the width and the length of the mouthparts, the length of the head capsule and the length of the head can be used for identification of larval instars. The proposed methodological approach allows to identify the instar structure of C. ohridella larvae during bioecological studies and monitoring of populations of this dangerous pest of the common chestnut in green areas of Belarus.

Author Biographies

Sergey V. Buga, Belarusian State University

doctor of science (biology), full professor; head of the department of zoology, faculty of biology.

Aleksei S. Roginsky, Belarussian State University

PhD (biology), docent at the department of zoology, faculty of biology.

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Published
2024-05-21
Keywords: alien species, biological invasions, Cameraria ohridella, Gracillariidae, green areas, instar identification, mining pests
Supporting Agencies This study was supported as а part of the research project «Specific features of the structure of pollinator and mining phyllobiont communities of forest ecosystems on the south-west of the Belarusian Lakeland» of the state program of scientific research «Natural Resources and Environment» (No. 20211658).
How to Cite
Buga, S., & Roginsky, A. (2024). Detail morphometric characteristics of the horse-chestnut leaf miner (Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dimič, 1986) larvae. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Ecology, 1, 19-31. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/ecology/article/view/6218
Issue
No 1 (2024): Journal of the Belarusian state university. Ecology
Section
The Study and Rehabilitation of Ecosystems