Nematopogon schwarziellus
Sandy Long-horn
Wingspan 14 to 17mm. Similar in appearance to the slightly larger Nematopogon swammerdamella. Nematopogon schwarziellus has a hint of a pale discal spot.
Occupying woodland, heathland and acid grassland.
The adults hatch in May and June, and fly early in the morning and from late afternoon till dusk.
The larva constructs a case from detritus, within which it lives, feeding on dead leaves throughout the winter and all the following year until the succeeding spring.
Widespread and fairly frequent species throughout Britain. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as common.
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = C (very scarce resident or rare migrant).
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
23 May 2019
confirmed by gen det
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
24 May 2023
male - confirmed by gen det
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Species profile
- Common names
- Sandy Long-horn
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Adelidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 23/05/2019 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 24/05/2023 (Calow, Graham)
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andrew johnson
Dadlington garden
30 May 2015
