Photo © Stephen Rolls
Antispila metallella
Checklist Number06.001 [B&F: 0158]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Subfamily: | Heliozelinae |
| Genus: | Antispila |
| Species: | metallella |
| Authority: | ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) |
Local in woodland, and on downland and scrubland throughout much of England. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight reasonably common and well-distributed, but largely absent from the New Forest. Wingspan 7.5-8.5 mm. Adults are day-flying, and the species is more frequently recorded in the larval stage, when mines are relatively easy to find where they are present. Larva mines leaves of Dogwood, subsequently living within a movable case, over-wintering as a pupa. The mines are described in the following link:
leafmines.co.uk
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leafmines.co.uk
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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 | |
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| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
