ADELIDAE | Adelinae

07.004 Nemophora fasciella (Horehound Longhorn)

ws:13-16mm; Jul; black horehound (Ballota nigra); NS-A in S&E England
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Nemophora fasciella §1 male
ID: Forewing with a purple median fascia. Males have a black head with very long mostly white antennae; females have a yellowish head with black antennae about the same length as the forewing.
  • Variation
  • Dissection
  • Male genitalia
  • Female genitalia
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§1 Foulness, Essex; 11/06/2016; male; fw 7.8mm; potted by day
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 18/07/2016 (§1)