7.003 BF146  –  Adelidae –  Adelinae – Nemophora cupriacella – Copper-tip Longhorn – (Hübner, 1819) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data        day-flying – Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Adelidae  >> Adelinae
Other Name/s: Coppery Long-horn
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Adela cuprella
ID pointers: Antennae are a little longer than forewing. Forewing is a metallic golden-green, basal half. Reddish or purplish beyond. Giving it an overall coppery appearance.
Distribution:  Not listed in Harrison & Sterling (1988) – Probably very localised in the county. On Devil’s-bit Scabious, Small Scabious and Teasel.It is a Nationally Scarce B species. Hardly any records except one from Buxton.
Flight Period: June /  July /  –  On the wing during the day in late June – July Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Rowan Wakefield  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 12-16mm
Food Plant: Scabious
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Buxton

IMAGES BELOW:  Buxton, Derbyshire – Rowan Wakefield ©

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Distribution Map for Nemophora cupriacella

Found 1 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 0 from Before 2020

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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Nemophora cupriacella

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Nemophora cupriacella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Nemophora cupriacella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Nemophora cupriacella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Nemophora cupriacella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Nemophora cupriacella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Nemophora cupriacella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Nemophora cupriacella
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Nemophora cupriacella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Nemophora cupriacella
( data includes Adult Stage only )

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Nemophora cupriacella – 1 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Pleasley, UKSK46X13/07/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract

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