Species Details

ABH: 7.009

BF: 153

Family: Adelidae

Subfamily: Adelinae

Taxon: Cauchas fibulella

=Adela fibulella

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Speedwell Longhorn

Account: Common throughout much of Britain Larva feeds within seed capsules of Germander Speedwell, subsequently feeding on the leaves, living within a movable case.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 8 — 11 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 4 May (2014) — 27 Jun (2013)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/cauchas-fibulella/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 92

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 1998

Latest Year: 2020

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