Species Details

ABH: 7.008

BF: 151

Family: Adelidae

Subfamily: Adelinae

Taxon: Adela croesella

Authority: (Scopoli, 1763)

Vernacular: Lesser Banded Longhorn

Account: Local in woodland edges, downland, scrub and fens throughout much of England and Wales The larva is primarily associated with the flowers and seeds of Wild Privet, subsequently feeding in the fallen leaves, living within a movable case.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 11 — 14 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 13 May (2011) — 5 Jun (1999)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Fraxinus sp., Hippophae sp., Ligustrum sp.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/adela-croesella/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 11

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 1999

Latest Year: 2011

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