Adela ridingsella

Adela ridingsella, Ridings' fairy moth, is a moth of the Adelidae family or fairy longhorn moths. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens[3] in 1864. It is widespread in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Maine to Pennsylvania and the mountains of North Carolina.

Ridings' fairy moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Adelidae
Genus: Adela
Species:
A. ridingsella
Binomial name
Adela ridingsella
Synonyms

The basal half of the forewings are brownish-orange with silvery median and apical bands. The distal half of the wing has a patch of large black spots near the inner margin and small black spots at the middle of the wing. The hindwings are uniformly brownish-orange.[4] Adults are on wing from June to July.

Larvae found in petiole galls on Parthenocissus quinquefolia might belong to this species. The larvae later formed external cases.[5]

References

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  2. "Adela ridingsella– Ridings' Fairy Moth". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  3. "Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington". 5–7. 1903: 181. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Adela ridingsella". Bug Guide. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  5. Jerry A. Powell (1969). "A Synopsis of Nearctic Adelid Moths, with Descriptions of New Species (Incurvariidae)" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. Berkeley, California: University of California. 211.


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