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Purple Fairy Moth

Adela purpurea

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Adelidae

Adela purpurea is a moth of the family Adelidae or fairy longhorn moths. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is widespread in boreal North America, from the Yukon through the southern provinces of Canada to Quebec and further south to northern New Jersey.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Canada · 22United States of America · 11