Adela ridingsella

Ridings' fairy moth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Adelidae
Genus:	Adela
Species:	A. ridingsella
Binomial name
Adela ridingsella Clemens, 1864[1][2]
Synonyms
Adela corruscifasciella Chambers, 1873 Adela schlaegeri Zeller, 1873

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.[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}}: 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. 211. Berkeley, California: University of California.