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.

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

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.