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  6. Longhorned Fairy Moths
  7. Adela
  8. Purple Fairy Moth

species 89 observations

Purple Fairy Moth

Adela purpurea

Status
presumed native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

31 native plants
support it in the US
  • Caterpillar hosts Plants its caterpillars eat Prairie Willow 1
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Spotted Horsemint, Black Willow, Pussy Willow, Interior Sandbar Willow 30

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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