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Antispila petryi
Dogwood Cutter Martini, 1899
Heliozelidae
159a / 6.002
Photo © Dave Wilton,  Homefield Wood, Bucks Sep 2019 (mines on dogwood)

Similar Upper Thames Species
Striped Cutter
Phylloporia bistrigella
Shining Dogwood Cutter
Antispila metallella
Foodplant:   Dogwood
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Mine: A

Fairly widespread but local across our region, a miner of Dogwood Cornus sanguinea. Adults fly in sunshine. Mines and adults very similar to Antispila metallella which uses the same food-plant. Acceptable records of vacated mines will require an accurate measurement of the cut-out section.

Formerly known as Antispila treitschkiella but in 2018 was found to have been misidentified, treitschkiella being a separate species which feeds exclusively on Cornelian Cherry Cornus mas.

Verification Grade Comment: Make sure host plant is Cornus sanguinea (Common Dogwood)

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 27 (35%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1980.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
18/10/2022123SU79 - Aston Rowant NNR, Turville
16/10/2022123SU67 - Reading (W), Whitchurch
21/09/2022124SP80 - Wendover, Princes Risborough
13/09/2022124SP85 - Olney, Salcey, Yardley Chase
12/09/2022124SP64 - Silverstone
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