The Invasive Horse-Chestnut Leaf Miner &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Cameraria ohridella&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in the Southern Russia: Preliminary Molecular Genetic Characterization
Journal: Proceedings of The 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology
Year: 2021

The horse-chestnut leaf miner Cameraria ohridella is a micromoth that in the last few decades invaded most of the European continent becoming a notorious ornamental pest. This species was also recorded in the European part of Russia, including the southern regions, where it causes impressive damage affecting health of its host plant, horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum. Our preliminary molecular genetic study based on the analysis of the gene COI mtDNA in a few individuals sampled in Moscow an