Longhorn Moth ( Adela sp. )
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IDENTIFICATION
Identification:	Adela sp. (1796, Latreille)
Common Name:	Longhorn Moth
Life Stage:	A
PHYLOGENY
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Superorder:	Holometabola
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Longhorn Moths
Subfamily:	Adelinae
Genus:	Adela
Taxon Code:	LEP01971
LOCATION DETAILS
Location
Audubon Canyon Ranch, Healdsburg
County:	Sonoma County
ECI Site#:	CAAC000000
RECOGNITION
Small moths with very long antennae (3 times as long as forewing in males; 1-2 times as long as forewing in females). Basal half of antennae hairy & thickened in females of A. caeruleella.
Wingspan
12-16 mm
BIOLOGY
Food
Larvae reported to feed on rotting leaves on forest floor, and also reported to feed in flowers or seeds of milkweed, other plants at first, and then on foliage. These later larvae live in cases made from oval pieces of leaves. Adults take nectar, since found at flowers.
Habitat
Grassy open areas, chaparral, or forests where larval host plants are present.
Active Period
Adults typically fly in spring (March to May) when their host plants are in bloom.
Distribution
Much of North America. Also occurs in Eurasia.
HABITAT
Grassy open areas, chaparral, or forests where larval host plants are present.
CREDITS
Photographer Eddie Dunbar
REFERENCES
CalPhotos. (http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-lifeform=any&rel-taxon=contains&where-taxon=Adela&rel-namesoup=matchphrase&where-namesoup=&rel-location=matchphrase&where-location=&rel-county=eq&where-county=any&rel-state=eq&where-state=any&rel-country=eq&where-country=any&where-collectn=any&rel-photographer=contains&where-photographer=powell&rel-kwid=equals&where-kwid=&max_rows=24). Accessed May 30, 2017.

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