Photo © Rob Edmunds
Phyllonorycter comparella
Checklist Number15.087 [B&F: 0365]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Subfamily: | Lithocolletinae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | comparella |
| Authority: | (Duponchel, [1843]) |
Scarce in damp woodland throughout England. Wingspan 8 mm. Larva mines leaves of White Poplar and Grey Poplar, often favouring isolated, young saplings. In Hampshire first identified as a mine on poplar leaves at Butterwood near Hook, VC12 in 2007 (also reported from the Hants/Surrey border in 2021); subsequently found to be locally common in the Portsmouth area with records from 2019 to date. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 22/08/2019 | one | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Mine |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 03/09/2019 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Mine |
| Staunton CP (SU70) | 17/09/2019 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell & J W Phillips | Mine |
| Langstone (SU70) | 28/09/2019 | one | J R Langmaid, J W Phillips | Mine |
| Titchfield Common: Kites Croft LNR (SU50) | 07/07/2022 | one | Dan Houghton | Larval |
| Titchfield Common (SU50) | 07/07/2022 | one | Dan Houghton | Mine |
| Titchfield Common (SU50) | 13/07/2022 | one | David Wallace | Mine |
| Titchfield Common: Kites Croft LNR (SU50) | 13/07/2022 | two | Dan Houghton | Mine (vacated) |
| Iford Meadows BoB (SZ19) | 20/08/2022 | - | Phil Budd | Mine |
| Cams Bay, Fareham (SU50) | 24/09/2023 | two | Tony Davis | Mine (vacated) |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butterwood, Greywell (SU75) | 11/10/2007 | five | Rob Edmunds, Tim Norriss, Paul Boswell | Mine |
| Hawley Meadows (SU85) | 05/10/2021 | two | Ben Dale | Mine |
| Blackwater (SU85) | 18/07/2022 | one | Ben Dale | Adult |
| Hawley Meadows (SU85) | 05/09/2022 | two | Ben Dale | Adult |
| Hawley Meadows (SU85) | 18/09/2022 | seven | Ben Dale | Mine |
| Blackwater (SU85) | 07/07/2023 | two | Ben Dale | Adult |
