Adela flammeusella is a moth of the family Adelidae or fairy longhorn moths. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1876. It is found in the United States from southern Washington south to the foothills and interior valleys of most of cismontane California.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Adelidae |
| Genus: | Adela |
| Species: | A. flammeusella
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| Adela flammeusella | |
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The length of the forewings is 5–6 mm. Both sexes have metallic purple hindwings.[2] Adults are on wing from late March to early June.
The larvae probably feed on various species of Orthocarpus[3] and/or Castilleja.
References
edit- ^ Adela at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Bug Guide
- ^ "A Synopsis of Nearctic Adelid Moths, with Descriptions of New Species (Incurvariidae)". Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2012-05-21.