Phyllonorycter comparella


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.
[Image:Phyllonorycter comparella.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Damage]
[Image:Phyllonorycter comparella larva.JPG|thumb|left|200px|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.