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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Fairy Moths and kin (Adeloidea) » Fairy Moths (Adelidae) » Adelinae » Adela » Southern Longhorn Moth - Hodges#0227 (Adela caeruleella)
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Moth? on Daisy - Adela caeruleella - female
Copyright © 2019 Dan Davison

Moth? on Daisy - Adela caeruleella - Female
Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
May 23, 2019
Not even sure if this is a moth.

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Moth? on Daisy - Adela caeruleella - female Moth? on Daisy - Adela caeruleella - female
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Contributed by Dan Davison on 25 May, 2019 - 3:48pm
Last updated 26 May, 2019 - 11:01am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 26 May, 2019 - 11:01am login or register to post comments

fairy moth
looks like this one
… Steve Scholnick, 25 May, 2019 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Adela caeruleella - Southern Longhorn Moth - Hodges#0227
I think you are correct! The description of the female's antennae fits it and the pictures closely match. I like your common name for it better than the "Southern Longhorn Moth"!
Awaiting confirmation and placement by expert.
… Dan Davison, 26 May, 2019 - 10:05am login or register to post comments

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