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) Additional Stats

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