Longhorn Moths by durleybeachbum
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Description
Adela reaumurella
Wingspan 14-18 mm.
A fairly common species in England, Wales and southern Scotland, more local in Ireland.
The males have long, whitish antennae, the females shorter, both sexes having bronzy or metallic greenish forewings. The moths fly in the daytime during May and June, sometimes occurring in swarms.
The caterpillar lives in a portable case and feeds on leaf-litter.
Information from UK Moths, a goldmine for the likes of me!
You can see here the incredible length of the antennae
Comments (19)
Chipka
Oh, I'm "all over" this photo! What amazing creatures. I'm not sure, but i don't think we have these in the Midwestern USA, not even as accidental exports from their native UK environs. We have longhorn beetles (though a couple that I saw insisted on being called the longhorn beatles...but that's a ramble for a different post.) I didn't even know that there were such moths as these! I love their colors and they have that nice "stealth moth" shape. Their antennae are impressive and probably highly sensitive as well. This is a brilliant shot, and I must google these creatures to learn more about them!
dochtersions
Here we have them too, Andrea, and I like them for the antennas. The little photo says it all. Thumb up!
kgb224
Amazing captures Andrea. God bless.
jendellas
Fabulous capture!!
miwi
Excellent capture,super image!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CavalierLady
Common to you, but new to me. Always fun to meet "new" critters from around the world! Nice shot.
Juliette.Gribnau
wonderful !!!
kaward
Excellent shots Andrea! Those "horns" are a DOF nightmare! You got them spot on! The pre coital moment, is this leading to the next shot!
Adobe_One_Kenobi
You say common, and yet I have never seen one, what a pretty creature!!!!!!
jayfar
Two super pictures and I can't say I've ever seen one !!
pat40
Brilliant, but never seen those
Glendaw
Awesome photo shots and very interesting information.
Katraz
Great shot although I must say I have never seen this bug.
MrsRatbag
Wow! I've never seen anything like that! Fantastic shots!
danapommet
Great photos to include those extra long antennae!
wysiwig
Oooo, shiny. Do you think they can pick up cable with those? Two superb images of a creature I have never seen before.
irisinthespring
Superb captures!
Faemike55
fabulous capture and information thanks
anahata.c
Okay, I'm picking up from where I last left off, a few days back (I commented on everything from "Afternoon Nap" to "Weekend Dogwalk," with everything in between; and then I skipped ahead to that sonnet piece---"Poncho" ((I just looked it up!))---why am I telling you this? Because ebots have left the planet and are vacationing on Mars...maybe I'll drop you a note to tell you that I commented today too---not that my comments are a major priority, but just so you know I was 'here'...one of the drawbacks of commenting on earlier pieces is that the artist doesn't often look back there without ebots. Maybe I'll leave a 'scent', so your dogs can pick me up...) Anyway... First, it's an amazing shot just for the specie, they're amazing moths and I've never seen any with iridescent wings like that, and so gold! Also, those lonnnnnng antennae...I wonder what those were about, evolutionarily, as I've never seen an insect with such long feelers, that is, relative to their body size... But Andrea, the pic itself is beautiful. You've softened the leaves somehow, they look like carpeting almost. And the light is strongest in the uppermost leaves, leaving the middle leaves a bit darker, to contrast with these golden amber wings. It really is a beautiful shot, with real atmosphere and some deep shade. And you got two, almost in formation. Terrific shooting and treatment. You've been posting a series of amazing insect shots, of late (those recent shots of insects and arachnids attacking and eating each other are stunning...)