7.010 BF152 – Adelidae – Adelinae – Cauchas rufimitrella

Adelidae – Adelinae – Cauchas rufimitrella – Meadow Longhorn

STATUS – Locally distributed in the county – on Lady’s Smock.

ID POINTERS – Antennae are about 2 times length of forewing in the male. Forewing is a metallic golden-green, sometimes tinged reddish or purplish.

FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during the day in late May – June 

IMAGES – Buxton, Derbyshire – Rowan Wakefield©

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