Species Details

ABH: 7.012

BF: 141

Family: Adelidae

Subfamily: Nematopoginae

Taxon: Nematopogon schwarziellus

Authority: Zeller, 1839

Vernacular: Sandy Longhorn

Account: Common in deciduous woodland, hedgerows, heathland and moorland throughout the British Isles. Widespread and often fairly common throughout Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 14-17 mm. Resembles N. swammerdamella, with long white antennae and yellow-orange head tufts, but smaller and with hint of a discal spot; flies later in the year (MBGBI Vol 1). Larva feeds on dead leaves, living within a movable case, over-wintering twice.

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: 14 — 17 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 1 May (2025) — 18 Jun (2010)

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: 2 — Care needed to identify 🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/nematopogon-schwarziellus/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 29

Individuals: 2

Earliest Year: 2001

Latest Year: 2025

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