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Fairy Moth

Adela spp.

Photo by JC_Forester
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Field Notes

Description:

These small moths, with antenna over three times as long as their body seemed to be synchronized in symmetrical movement.

Reference Links:

Very small dark moth with very long antennas - Adela - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
bayucca
These are Fairy Moths, Adelidae and Adelinae. But we probably would need more details to get closer. http://bugguide.net/node/view/11569/bgpage

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PublishedJune 7, 2013

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