Head smooth-scaled, metallic; antenna simple, thick, 2/3 length of forewing; proboscis long, coiled;
Maxillary palps vestigial; labial palps short, pointed, drooping.
Wings lanceolate, venation reduced in both; hindwing cilia long
Hindtibiae loosely haired
Female with single genital opening; long, firm sharp ovipositor
Diurnal; univoltine; overwinter as pupa
Maxillary palps vestigial; labial palps short, pointed, drooping.
Wings lanceolate, venation reduced in both; hindwing cilia long
Hindtibiae loosely haired
Female with single genital opening; long, firm sharp ovipositor
Diurnal; univoltine; overwinter as pupa
Antispila (2S)
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001 Antispila metallella
(Shining Dogwood Cutter) 
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002 Antispila petryi
(Dogwood Cutter) ws: 5-6mm; Jun-Jul; dogwood (Cornus sanguinea); locally common in S.England |
0021 Antispila treitschkiella
(Cornel Cutter) ws: 5-7mm; Jun-Jul; Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas); first recorded in Britain 2016 in London |
Heliozela (3S)
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003 Heliozela sericiella
(Oak Cutter) 
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004 Heliozela resplendella
(Alder Cutter) 
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005 Heliozela hammoniella
(Birch Cutter) ws: 5-7mm; May-Jun; birch (Betula spp); locally common in England & Wales |
