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Phyllonorycter comparella (Duponchel, 1843) [Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae] Elachista comparella Duponchel, 1843. Hist. Nat. Lép. Suppl. 4: 318. Lithocolletis cerrutiella Hartig, 1952. Boll. Ass. Romana ital. 7: 17, fig'd. Phyllonorycter comparella (Duponchel, 1843).

Leaf-mine: An underside mine, with few creases and causing little leaf distortion. Some mottling of the upper leaf surface may be caused (British leafminers). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: The cremaster is smooth and rounded, with tiny spines (British leafminers). The pupa is also illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Hosts in Britain: Salicacae       Populus alba White Poplar Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Populus alba White Poplar British leafminers Populus canescens   Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Populus canescens   British leafminers Hosts elsewhere: Salicacae       Populus alba White Poplar Nederlandse bladmineerders Populus canescens   Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: July, September-October (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including North Somerset (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC). See also British leafminers distribution map. Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Czech Republic, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central and South, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine. Also recorded in Near East (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus elegantissimus Westwood, 1841 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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