Status
.....Discovered new to Nottinghamshire when
leaf mines were found at Duke's Wood near Eakring and at then at the
former Calverton Colliery site by Nick and Samantha
Brownley in September 2023. The original find occurred simultaneously
with the recording of Antispila metallella new to
Nottinghamshire at Duke's Wood. This again is largely a southern
species, but it occurs more widely than NBN Atlas records would suggest
and it is thought likely to be under-recorded. Follow up records show
this species to be less common than A. metallella in
Nottinghamshire.
The identity of Antispila mines to species level, can be determined by the
length of the cut-out at its widest part. Those measuring between 4.0
and 5.0mm are Antispila petryi, while those measuring
between 5.5 and 7mm are Antispila metallella. Females of A.
metallella make one to three practice slits, before actually laying
the egg, and these are visible at the start of the mine. A. petryi
females do not do this. |
