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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 » Adela trigrapha - Hodges#0225 (Adela trigrapha)
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fairy moth - Adela trigrapha - male
Copyright © 2011 Beth Sands

fairy moth - Adela trigrapha - Male
Mt. Diablo State park, Contra Costa County, California, USA
April 16, 2011
Size: 5/16 "
I love to find this little fellow and now know that it's favorite flower is the yellow daisy bush since that is the only flower that I find it on . I entered this kind of moth before in the Bugguide , but this fellow has curled antennae instead of straight and I was wondering if they can curl their antennae and straighten them or if this fellow is unusual . With the antennae curled , this little guy did not bob up and down so much while flying . I would love to know more about this little moth since it is so colorful and cute , thanks again , sincerely Beth
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Contributed by Beth Sands on 17 April, 2011 - 8:26pm
Last updated 16 February, 2015 - 4:08pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 18 April, 2011 - 9:54pm login or register to post comments

It's an Adelidae
Probably Adela trigrapha, but see note form Terry Harrison under this photo:


Males have very long antennae. Don't know whether or not there's any significance in the fact that they are curled in this photo.
… Libby & Rick Avis, 17 April, 2011 - 9:44pm login or register to post comments

 
likely A. trigrapha
The curled antennae are not significant.
… Chris Grinter, 18 April, 2011 - 10:15am login or register to post comments

I am downright jealous!
I'd love to see one of these. How on earth do they navigate without tripping on those antennae!
… Gacko, 17 April, 2011 - 9:33pm login or register to post comments

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