Phyllonorycter comparella

Phyllonorycter comparella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. comparella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter comparella (Duponchel, 1843)
Synonyms
Elachista comparella Duponchel, 1843 Lithocolletis cerrutiella Hartig, 1952

Phyllonorycter comparella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Germany and the Baltic States to Spain, Sardinia, Sicily, Hungary and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to central and southern Russia.

Damage

Larva

The wingspan is about 8 mm.

The larvae feed on Populus alba, Populus canescens and sometimes Populus nigra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

External links

• bladmineerders.nl Archived 2012-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
• Fauna Europaea