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Adela rufimitrella
Wingspan 9 - 12 mm. Another of the longhorn moths, this species can be identified by the combination of the brassy green forewings and the yellow crown. As with the other moths of the genus, the antennae are of exceptional size, up to twice the length of the forewing in the male and one and a half times in the female.
Found in Europe. It inhabits flower meadows and verges visiting flowers of the foodplants, Cuckoo Flower and Garlic Mustard.
Similar spotting made on a same location few days before : http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/220...
Spotted on May 2, 2013
Submitted on May 3, 2013
2 Comments
:) Me too, funny way how they fly!
love finding moths.