Adela septentrionella: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Adelidae
- Genus
- Adela
- Species
- Adela septentrionella
- Scientific Name
- Adela septentrionella
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Adela septentrionella
Adela septentrionella is a moth of the family Adelidae or fairy longhorn moths. It was described by Walsingham in 1880. It is widespread from southern British Columbia and north-western Idaho to the Transverse Range in southern California.
The length of the forewings is 4.5–5.7 mm. Adults are on wing from mid April to mid July.
The larvae feed on buds of Holodiscus discolor. Pupation takes place in late March or April.
...Adela septentrionella in languages:
- English
- Ocean Spray Fairy Moth
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Parent Taxon
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