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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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plum colored moth - Adela caeruleella
Copyright © 2009 Bob Barber

plum colored moth - Adela caeruleella
Mockingbird Hill, Newton County, Arkansas, USA
May 9, 2003
this wild looking bug with really long antennae has had me stumped for years. If I recall that is a dewberry or blackberry flower, which can serve as a size reference
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Contributed by Bob Barber on 21 March, 2009 - 7:23pm
Last updated 5 May, 2009 - 4:51pm

Moved
Moved from Adela.
… Bob Barber, 5 May, 2009 - 4:51pm login or register to post comments

Adela, probably 0226 - Adela caeruleella
B.P.
… Bob Patterson, 21 March, 2009 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Confirmed
The only eastern-USA Adela that is purple with no white markings on the forewing is A. caeruleella (formerly known as A. bella).
… Terry Harrison, 5 May, 2009 - 4:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Bob!
I moved it to the genus for now, but A. caeruleella seems to be the only one in the guide with all pale antennae
… Bob Barber, 21 March, 2009 - 10:51pm login or register to post comments

No help here...
...just wanted to express my appreciation for this wonderful moth. Yeah, "wild looking" is right! Curious to find out what it is...
… Harsi S. Parker, 21 March, 2009 - 9:05pm login or register to post comments

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