Adela septentrionella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Adelidae |
Genus: | Adela |
Species: | A. septentrionella
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Binomial name | |
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. [3] Adults are on wing from mid April to mid July. [4]
The larvae feed on buds of Holodiscus discolor. Pupation takes place in late March or April.