Species Details

ABH: 7.001

BF: 148

Family: Adelidae

Subfamily: Adelinae

Taxon: Nemophora degeerella

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Yellow-banded Longhorn

Account: Common in deciduous, often damp, woodland throughout England and Wales. Frequently recorded and well distributed across much of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 17-23 mm. Unmistakable; male has very long antennae. Larva feeds on leaf litter, 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: 17 — 23 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 11 May (2011) — 30 Jun (2017)

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

Foodplant:

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/nemophora-degeerella/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 138

Individuals: 37

Earliest Year: 1998

Latest Year: 2024

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