LEPIDOPTERA | Adeloidea

Adelidae (Longhorn Moths) > Adelinae

Checklist ref.                 7.001

Designation:                 'micro-moth'

Status:                          common and widely distributed across England and Wales

Typical habitat:             damp woodland, marshes, wetlands

Larval foodplant:          dead fallen leaves

Flight behaviour:          flies in sunshine, and at dusk

Flight season:              May - June/July

Note:                            males have very long filiform antennae up to five times their body length