Family

Leaf Blotch Miner Moths

Gracillariidae

32 species in our catalog · found in 27 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyGracillariidae (Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)

Species in this group

Phyllocnistis populiella

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cameraria gaultheriella

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Micrurapteryx salicifoliella

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Eumetriochroa panacivermiforma

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Caloptilia linearis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cameraria guttifinitella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Corythoxestis zorionella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phyllonorycter ledella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cameraria ohridella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Caloptilia selenitis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chilocampyla dyariella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cameraria nemoris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Parectopa robiniella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phyllocnistis liriodendronella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gibbovalva quadrifasciata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phyllocnistis insignis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Marmara arbutiella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phyllonorycter issikii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phyllocnistis vitegenella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phyllocnistis labyrinthella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Caloptilia alchimiella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Caloptilia xanthopharella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acrocercops brongniardella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Euspilapteryx auroguttella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Phyllonorycter maestingella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Phyllocnistis meliacella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cameraria hamameliella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Eucosmophora pithecellobiae

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Caloptilia violacella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Eucosmophora sideroxylonella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Caloptilia stigmatella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Gracillaria syringella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Leaf Blotch Miner Moths

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 32	~40%
	Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth			~20%
	Willow Leaf Blotch Miner Moth			~20%
2	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 32	~40%
	Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth			~40%
3	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	8 of 32	~40%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
	Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth			~10%
	Lime Leafminer			~10%
	Phyllocnistis labyrinthella			~10%
	Yellow-Triangle Slender			~10%
	Brown Oak Slender			<5%
	Gold-Dot Slender			<5%
	Beech Midget			<5%
4	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 32	~30%
	Gaultheria Leafminer Moth			~20%
	Labrador Tea Leaf Miner			~10%
	Madrone Skin Miner			~10%
5	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 32	~30%
	Chilocampyla dyariella			~10%
	Phyllocnistis vitegenella			~10%
	Phyllocnistis meliacella			<5%
	Eucosmophora pithecellobiae			<5%
	Tick-Trefoil Caloptilia Moth			<5%
	Tulip Tree Leaf Miner			<5%
	🦋 Eucosmophora sideroxylonella			<5%
6	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 32	~20%
	Gaultheria Leafminer Moth			~20%
7	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 32	~20%
	Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth			~10%
	Tulip Tree Leaf Miner			~10%
	Phyllocnistis insignis			~10%
	Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth			<5%
8	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 32	~20%
	Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth			~20%
9	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 32	~20%
	Tulip Tree Leaf Miner			~10%
	Phyllocnistis insignis			~10%
	Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth			~10%
	Witchhazel Leafminer			<5%
10	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 32	~20%
	Caloptilia linearis			~10%
	Karamū Leafminer			~10%
11	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 32	~20%
	Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth			~20%
12	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 32	~10%
	Raukaua Leaf Miner Moth			~10%
13	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 32	~10%
	Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth			~10%
14	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 32	~10%
	Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth			~10%
15	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			<5%
	Willow Leafcone Caterpillar Moth			<5%
	Lilac Leafminer Moth			<5%
16	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 32	~10%
	Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth			~10%
17	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 32	~10%
	Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth			~10%
18	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
19	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 32	~10%
	Gaultheria Leafminer Moth			<5%
	Madrone Skin Miner			<5%
20	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 32	~10%
	Silver Beech Pouchmaker			~10%
21	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 32	~10%
	Cameraria nemoris			~10%
22	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 32	~10%
	Chilocampyla dyariella			~10%
23	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
24	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 32	~10%
	Gibbovalva quadrifasciata			~10%
25	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 32	~10%
	Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth			~10%
26	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 32	~10%
	Caloptilia xanthopharella			~10%
27	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 32	<5%
	Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5 of 32	~50%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~30%
	Beech Midget			~10%
	Lilac Leafminer Moth			~10%
	Willow Leafcone Caterpillar Moth			~10%
	Brown Oak Slender			<5%
2	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 32	~40%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~30%
	Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth			~10%
3	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 32	~30%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~20%
	Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth			~10%
4	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 32	~30%
	Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth			~10%
	Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth			~10%
	Phyllocnistis vitegenella			~10%
	Witchhazel Leafminer			<5%
	Phyllocnistis insignis			<5%
	Tulip Tree Leaf Miner			<5%
	Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth			<5%
5	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5 of 32	~30%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~20%
	Brown Oak Slender			<5%
	Lilac Leafminer Moth			<5%
	Gold-Dot Slender			<5%
	Beech Midget			<5%
6	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 32	~30%
	Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth			~10%
	Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth			~10%
	Tulip Tree Leaf Miner			~10%
	Phyllocnistis insignis			<5%
	Phyllocnistis vitegenella			<5%
	Witchhazel Leafminer			<5%
	Tick-Trefoil Caloptilia Moth			<5%
7	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	5 of 32	~20%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
	Phyllocnistis labyrinthella			~10%
	Lilac Leafminer Moth			<5%
	Brown Oak Slender			<5%
	Lime Leafminer			<5%
8	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	2 of 32	~20%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~20%
	Lime Leafminer			~10%
9	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 32	~20%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
	Brown Oak Slender			<5%
	Lilac Leafminer Moth			<5%
	Willow Leafcone Caterpillar Moth			<5%
10	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 32	~20%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
	Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth			~10%
	Lime Leafminer			<5%
11	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 32	~20%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
	Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth			~10%
12	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 32	~20%
	Tulip Tree Leaf Miner			<5%
	Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth			<5%
	Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth			<5%
	Phyllocnistis vitegenella			<5%
	Phyllocnistis insignis			<5%
	Witchhazel Leafminer			<5%
13	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 32	~20%
	Tulip Tree Leaf Miner			<5%
	Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth			<5%
	Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth			<5%
	Phyllocnistis insignis			<5%
	Phyllocnistis vitegenella			<5%
14	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 32	~20%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~20%
15	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
	Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth			<5%
	Lime Leafminer			<5%
16	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 32	~10%
	Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth			~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
17	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
	Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth			<5%
18	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
19	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	2 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
	Brown Oak Slender			<5%
20	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 32	~10%
	Madrone Skin Miner			~10%
	Gaultheria Leafminer Moth			<5%
	Lilac Leafminer Moth			<5%
21	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 32	~10%
	Phyllocnistis vitegenella			<5%
	Chilocampyla dyariella			<5%
	Phyllocnistis meliacella			<5%
	Tick-Trefoil Caloptilia Moth			<5%
22	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
23	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 32	~10%
	Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth			<5%
	Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth			<5%
	Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth			<5%
	Willow Leafcone Caterpillar Moth			<5%
24	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
	Lime Leafminer			<5%
25	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
	Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth			<5%
26	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
	Lime Leafminer			<5%
27	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 32	~10%
	Gaultheria Leafminer Moth			<5%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			<5%
	Madrone Skin Miner			<5%
28	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
	Lime Leafminer			<5%
29	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
30	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
31	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
32	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 32	~10%
	Madrone Skin Miner			<5%
	Gaultheria Leafminer Moth			<5%
33	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 32	~10%
	Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth			<5%
	Willow Leaf Blotch Miner Moth			<5%
34	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
35	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
36	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			<5%
	Lime Leafminer			<5%
37	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 32	~10%
	Karamū Leafminer			~10%
38	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
39	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
40	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 32	~10%
	Tick-Trefoil Caloptilia Moth			<5%
	Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth			<5%
41	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 32	~10%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			~10%
42	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 32	<5%
	Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth			<5%
	Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth			<5%
43	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 32	<5%
	Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth			<5%
44	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 32	<5%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			<5%
45	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 32	<5%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			<5%
46	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 32	<5%
	Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth			<5%
	Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth			<5%
47	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 32	<5%
	Horse-Chestnut Leafminer			<5%
48	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 32	<5%
	Gibbovalva quadrifasciata			<5%
49	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 32	<5%
	Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth			<5%
50	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 32	<5%
	Phyllocnistis vitegenella			<5%
51	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 32	<5%
	Caloptilia xanthopharella			<5%
52	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 32	<5%
	Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth			<5%
53	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 32	<5%
	Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth			<5%
54	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 32	<5%
	Caloptilia xanthopharella			<5%

Leaf Blotch Miner Moths

Species in this group

Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth

Gaultheria Leafminer Moth

Willow Leaf Blotch Miner Moth

Raukaua Leaf Miner Moth

Caloptilia linearis

Poison Ivy Leaf-Miner Moth

Karamū Leafminer

Labrador Tea Leaf Miner

Horse-Chestnut Leafminer

Silver Beech Pouchmaker

Chilocampyla dyariella

Cameraria nemoris

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth

Tulip Tree Leaf Miner

Gibbovalva quadrifasciata

Phyllocnistis insignis

Madrone Skin Miner

Lime Leafminer

Phyllocnistis vitegenella

Phyllocnistis labyrinthella

Yellow-Triangle Slender

Caloptilia xanthopharella

Brown Oak Slender

Gold-Dot Slender

Beech Midget

Phyllocnistis meliacella

Witchhazel Leafminer

Eucosmophora pithecellobiae

Tick-Trefoil Caloptilia Moth

Eucosmophora sideroxylonella

Willow Leafcone Caterpillar Moth

Lilac Leafminer Moth

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Leaf Blotch Miner Moths

Parks Ranked

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