Fairy Struggling With His Longhorns

My first fairy longhorn moth of the season. I was under an oak tree this evening shooting butterflies when I caught sight of an insect flying in a laboured fashion. Not surprising that this moth was struggling to remain aloft considering the length of his antennae. This one, which I think might be Nematopogon swammerdamella only flies at dusk.


I didn't spot many longhorns last year, maybe the wet weather didn't suit them. In previous years I have shot swarms of the fuzzy metallic black/bronze ones.