Gracillariidae : Lithocolletinae
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Phyllonorycter comparella
Poplar Leaf-miner

(Duponchel, 1843)365 / 15.087
=Winter Poplar Midget

Norfolk status
Nationally scarce (Na) in damp woodland throughout England where the foodplant poplar (Populus) occurs.

Leaf-mine: Mine on the underside of leaf. Mines do not distort the leaves much but usually there is a paler mottling on the upperside of the leaf.

First Norfolk record of mines on Grey Poplar ( Populus canescens ) found at Weeting Heath in 2013 ( I. Barton, K. Rosewarne, 18/08/2013) First for VC27, mine on White Poplar at Banham Zoo in 2020 (A. Wren, 11/10/2020)

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 12 (16%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2013.
Last Recorded in 2023.
Additional Stats

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Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10kGeneral Area
05/11/2023+28TL79Cranwich
28/10/2023+28TF63Ken Hill Wood / Snettisham
02/10/2023128TF60Downham Market
06/09/2023+28TL79Cranwich
05/09/2023728TL79Cranwich
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Wingspan: 8mm
Flight: Aug. Oct - May (overwintering)
Foodplant:   White Poplar, Grey Poplar
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce A
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3  Mine: A
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