Swarming with Longhorns by GiMi53
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Description
The Green Longhorn (Adela reaumurella) are day-active lepidopterans from the moth family Adelidae, the fairy longhorn moths. The wingspan of the moth ranges from 14 to 18 millimeter.
The upper wings of both sexes are metallic green and the under wings are metallic bronze. The males have very long antennas that are white. They have rough black hair on their heads. The females have relatively short antennas with shorter and lighter hair on their heads.
The flight time ranges from April to June.
L'Adèle verdoyante, Adela reaumurella, est une espèce d'insectes de l'ordre des lépidoptères (papillons), famille des Adelidae.
Les ailes postérieures de ce petit papillon sont brun pourpré. Les antenne filiformes de la femelle sont bien plus courtes que celles du mâle.
D'avril à juin, on peut observer les mâles voler en grand nombre autour des arbres en plein soleil, les antennes en avant, se laissant choir puis remontant rapidement, en mouvements répétitifs.
Thank you for your comments & favs on my previous upload :
"Treecreeper - Grimpereau."
"Treecreeper - Grimpereau."
Comments (19)
Faemike55
Very cool picture and information
NightGallery
That is awesome! Man would I love to encounter that scene. Nice shot.
whaleman
I guess you could call this a herd of Longhorns, LOL! Nice find and capture!
jayfar
A lovely shot. I have never seen these before.
Juliette.Gribnau
superb captured
rembo11
amazing!
MrsRatbag
Wow, great find and shot!
Hendesse
Excellent shot of this interesting insects. Beautiful colors and fantastic details!
thecytron
Spectacular with vibrant colors!
GiMi53
Thank you for your comments; my next upload :
"Dandy in dandelions ! "
PatGoltz
Some moths are Just Plain Gorgeous! Like these.
cfulton
All the boys hanging about! Wonderful details and information, Clive
icerian
Perfect close up, high quality, rich green.
bebert
quelle famille :) belle photo !!!
angora
love it!!! fantastic image!!!
erlandpil
Excellent shot erland
Issemissen
My goodness! I have never seen these before! An excellent shot!
Jay-el-Jay
Nice close-up work on this species of moth.
UVDan
Very good macro shot of the tiny moths. I have never seen any like that or maybe I have and have just mistaken them for some other insect.