Species Details

ABH: 6.001

BF: 158

Family: Heliozelidae

Taxon: Antispila metallella

=Antispila pfeifferella

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Shining Dogwood Cutter

Account: Local in woodland, and on downland and scrubland throughout much of England Adults are day-flying, but the species is more frequently recorded in the larval stage, mining the leaves of Dogwood Cornus sanguinea. The mine starts as a short gallery along leaf edge, abruptly changing to a blotch, finally the larva cuts out an oval hole 5.5 to 7mm along the longer axis. Before the egg is laid the female makes several â€˜practiceâ€™ slits, which helps to separate this from Antispila petryi.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 7.5 — 8.5 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 7 May (2015) — 2 Jun (2013)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Cornus sp.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/antispila-metallella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 26

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2002

Latest Year: 2020

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