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Fairy MothsFly-Moth-Butterfly from Sunol
September 3, 2009
I photographed this insect in April of 2009 in the Maguire Peaks area of Sunol Regional Wilderness, near Sunol, California.
The wings make me think moth, but the antennae, butterfly, and the head, fly.
Sengkelat
Sunol, California
Fairy Moth
Dear Sengkelat,
This is a Fairy Moth in the genus Adela. It bears a strong resemblance to Adela trigrapha as pictured on BugGuide. The species is reported from California and Oregon and the flight time is April.
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Comments 1
Thank you for the quick identification!
Posted 03 Sep 2009 at 10:37 pm ¶Post a Comment
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