Bug FAQAdela singulella
Adela singulella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Adelidae
Adela singulella is found in California. Adults fly from mid-May to mid-June in most areas, but can appear as early as April in southern parts of its range.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
This species occurs in California.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives in California.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The caterpillars eat the buds of the plants Gilia capitata and Gilia achilleifolia.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to California.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
When are adult Adela singulella moths active?
Adults fly from mid-May to mid-June in most areas, but can appear as early as April in the southern Coast Range and southern Sierra Nevada.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Adelidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adela_singulella
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia
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