A New Species of Micro Moth Recorded

Sam Goddard discovered the Leaf Mines of Phyllonorycter companella (Poplar Leaf-miner) on White Polar at Alvaston Park, Derby on 18th August 2025. This find represents a first record of this species for VC57 Derbyshire of this Nationally Scarce A species. 

Phyllonorycter comparella - 18th August 2025 - Alvaston Park, Derby - Sam Goddard
Phyllonorycter comparella – 18th August 2025 – Alvaston Park, Derby – Sam Goddard

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