LEPIDOPTERA | Adeloidea

Adelidae (Longhorn Moths) > Adelinae

Checklist ref. 7.010

Designation: 'micro-moth'

Status: common and widely distributed

Typical habitat: damp grassland and pastures

Larval foodplant:           Cuckooflower and Garlic Mustard, first on seeds, later on the lower leaves

Flight behaviour: flies in sunshine, sometimes in numbers visiting flowers of foodplants

Flight season: May - June