''Adela croesella'' is a
moth of the family
Adelidae. It is found in most of
Europe.
The
wingspan is 11–14 mm. Head ferruginous mixed with black. Antennae in male 2.5 black, tip white ; in female hardly 1.5, thickened with violet-black scales to above middle, remainder white. Forewings shining dark violet fuscous, more or less streaked suffusely between veins with golden - ochreous ; a straight deep yellow fascia close beyond middle, narrower costally, edged first with dark fuscous and then with narrow violet fasciae. Hindwings dark purplish
fuscous.
[Meyrick, E., 1895 ''A Handbook of British Lepidoptera'' MacMillan, London ]
Adults are on wing from late May to June. They are on wing during the day in sunshine and visit flowers.
At first, the larvae probably feed on flowers of ''
Hippophae rhamnoides'' or ''
Ligustrum vulgare''. Older larvae built a portable case from leaf fragments and particles of soil and feed on fallen leaves.
Gallery
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References
External links
Bestimmungshilfe für die in Europa nachgewiesenen SchmetterlingsartenUKmothsFauna Europaea
Adelidae
Moths of Europe
Moths described in 1763
Moths of Asia
Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
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