A tiny moth on a green leaf. It is in the family Adelidae, commonly known as Fairy Moths. The wings are dark. The thorax and a transverse band across the folded wings are golden. It has very long antennae; they are roughly 2.5 times longer than the body. This specimen was seen in the Italian alps.
Little. Long-horned. Lepidoptera.
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My absolute favourite - yellow-barred longhorn moth Nemophora degeerella! The males are equipped with antenna that are four times their body lenght. Males are also dispaying fascinating lekking behaviour.
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Green longhorn moth, Adela reaumurella
A favourite of mine, a Green longhorn moth, Adela reaumurella, a nice, metally shining fairy longhorn moth, living on oak, and likes sunshine.
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The Adelidae moth Nematopogon adsoniella, which feeds on beech as larvae, is a small beauty.
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