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Phylloporia bistrigella
Striped Cutter (Haworth, 1828)
Incurvariidae: Incurvariinae
128 / 8.005
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Shining Dogwood Cutter
Antispila metallella
Wingspan: c.8 mm
Flight: May - July.
Foodplant:   Birch.
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1  Mine: L
Status
Local.
Often overlooked amongst the Nepticulidae, although it is in fact a member of the Incurvariidae.

Leaf-mine: July - Aug.
Long mine ending in whitish blotch. A case is cut from end of blotch leaving an oval hole 4mm long. Case falls to ground where larvae pupates.

Verification Grade Comment: Confusion possible with beetle mine

Mine: Either the leaf or a good photograph required

Recorded in 21 (28%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
29/06/2024+27TG32Barton Turf
27/09/2023+27TG12Buxton Heath
08/07/2022128TL79Mundford
28/04/2022127TG04Salthouse
10/06/2021227TG32East Ruston / Crostwight Heath
01/06/2021128TM08Garboldisham
05/09/2020+27TG31Upton
22/07/2020127TG42Hickling / Stubb Mill
19/05/2020127TG32East Ruston / Crostwight Heath
18/08/2019128TF91Gressenhall
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