Adelidae : Adelinae
Adela croesella
ADELA croesella (Scopoli, 1763)
Adela croesella
ADELA croesella (Scopoli, 1763)
Life Cycle Guide - Adult Only
Description
Vernacular Name: Small Barred Long-horn
Wingspan: 11-14mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Bulgaria,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cyprus,Madeira,Malta & Sardinia)
UK Distribution: Local throughout much of England and Wales but rare in north and west
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland edges : Downland : Scrub : Fens : Marshes
Similar Species -
Observations: The forewings are blackish brown with a purplish hue,golden between the veins and a yellow antemedian crossband. The antennae are twice the length of the forewing in the male and slightly longer than the forewing in the female.The similar species N.degeerella is larger than this moth and is usually found in in groups dancing in dappled sunlight whereas this moth appeared to be on its own.
The moth flies during the day and does occasionally come to light.
Wingspan: 11-14mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Bulgaria,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cyprus,Madeira,Malta & Sardinia)
UK Distribution: Local throughout much of England and Wales but rare in north and west
UK Conservation Status -
- Local = 101 - 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena croesella (Scopoli,1763)
- Phalaena reaumurella Linnaeus, 1758
- "circa Idriam" (Around Idris)
Habitat: Woodland edges : Downland : Scrub : Fens : Marshes
Similar Species -
- Nemophora degeerella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Observations: The forewings are blackish brown with a purplish hue,golden between the veins and a yellow antemedian crossband. The antennae are twice the length of the forewing in the male and slightly longer than the forewing in the female.The similar species N.degeerella is larger than this moth and is usually found in in groups dancing in dappled sunlight whereas this moth appeared to be on its own.
The moth flies during the day and does occasionally come to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
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where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Elaeagnaceae - Oleaster Family
- Hippophae rhamnoides - Sea Buckthorn
- Oleceae - Mesophytic Shrubs - Trees & Vines
- Lingustrum vulgare - Common Privet - Wild Privet
Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Adeloidea Adelidae Adelinae ADELA Latreille, 1796 Adela croesella (Scopoli,1763) - Phalaena reaumurella Linnaeus, 1758 - PHALAENA croesella (Scopoli,1763) = Adela religatella Zeller, 1850 - Entomologia Carniolica exhibens insecta Carnioliæ indigena et distributa in ordines, genera, species, varietates. Methodo Linnæana. - pp. [1-35], 1-420, [1]. Vindobonae. (Trattner) : Title page : p251 - n.648 - "circa Idriam" (Around Idris) |