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Cauchas rufimitrella
Meadow Longhorn (Scopoli, 1763)
Adelidae: Adelinae
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Photo © Megan Crewe,  27/05/2021 - Sidestrand

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Wingspan: 9-12mm.
Flight: May - June.
Foodplant:   Cuckoo Flower, Garlic Mustard.
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Common.
Brassy green forewings, male with antennae twice length of forewing, female slightly shorter. Day flying.
Wet meadows, grassland, woods.

Recorded in 41 (55%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
12/07/2023128TF83Syderstone
23/06/2023128TF83Syderstone
23/06/2023+28TF50Denver Sluice
30/05/2023+28TL79Mundford
30/05/2023+28TL79Mundford
27/05/2023127TG11Costessey
27/05/2023127TG10Cringleford / Intwood
27/05/2023228TL79Foulden
27/05/2023227TG13Hempstead
27/05/2023128TF71Walton Common
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