Species Details

ABH: 31.001

BF: 658

Family: Peleopodidae

Taxon: Carcina quercana

Authority: (Fabricius, 1775)

Vernacular: Oak Longhorn

Account: Common in woodland, hedgerows, scrub and gardens throughout the British Isles. Has very long antennae and unique coloration. Larva feeds on various deciduous trees, including Oak and Beech, living between leaves spun together with silk.

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: 15 — 19 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 28 May (2025) — 22 Nov (2014)

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

Foodplant: Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut), Fagus sylvatica (Beech), Quercus petraea (Sessile Oak), Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak).

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

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/carcina-quercana/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 501

Individuals: 490

Earliest Year: 1985

Latest Year: 2025

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