7.010 BF152  -  Adelidae -  Adelinae - Cauchas rufimitrella - Meadow Longhorn - (Scopoli, 1763) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -       PDF Icon - click for Verification Guidelines
Blue -  Generally Common / Widespread        day-flying - Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Adelidae Other Name/s: Meadow Long-horn ID Difficulty:  green  - easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Antennae are about 2 times length of forewing in the male. Forewing is a metallic golden-green, sometimes tinged reddish or purplish.
Distribution:  Locally distributed in the county – on Lady’s Smock and/or Garlic Mustard
Flight Period: May /  June /  -  On the wing during the day in late May – June  Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Rowan Wakefield  © All Rights Reserved
Wingspan: 9-12mm
Food Plant: Cuckoo Flower, Garlic Mustard
Recorded dates for Common [Blue codeBlue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

IMAGES BELOW:  Buxton, Derbyshire – Rowan Wakefield ©

 
 

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