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Very Long Horns - _TNY_8936

The jury is still out on this one, but I believe this to be a female yellow-barred long-horn (Nemophora degeerella) though there is a possibility that it could be the very similar Nemophora amatella instead.

 

The name "long-horn" for an insect typically indicates long antennae and if you think the ones on this one weren't that impressive, consider the ones on the male which is about four(!) times the length of the wings.

 

I have an older shot of a male which sort of shows the antennae (they're a bit difficult to fit in frame) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50695172543/

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Uploaded on February 7, 2024
Taken on July 2, 2022