Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 785 No. 785 |
The Adelidae or fairy longhorn moths are a family of monotrysian moths in the lepidopteran infraorder Heteroneura. Most species have at least partially metallic patterns coloration and are diurnal, sometimes swarming around the tips of branches with an undulating flight. Others are crepuscular and have a drab coloration. Fairy longhorn moths have a wingspan of 4–28 millimeters, and males often have especially long antennae, 1–3 times as long as the forewing.
Ancestry Graph
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arthropods("phylum: Arthropods"):::active
arthropods-->insects("class: Insects"):::active
insects-->butterflies-and-moths("order: Butterflies and Moths"):::active
butterflies-and-moths-.->brush-footed-butterflies("family: Brush-footed Butterflies")
butterflies-and-moths-.->concealer-moths("family: Concealer Moths")
butterflies-and-moths-.->cutworm-moths-and-allies("family: Cutworm Moths and Allies")
butterflies-and-moths==>fairy-moths("family: Fairy Moths"):::active
butterflies-and-moths-.->geometer-moths("family: Geometer Moths")
butterflies-and-moths-.->gossamer-winged-butterflies("family: Gossamer-winged Butterflies")
butterflies-and-moths-.->plutellidae("family: Plutellidae")
butterflies-and-moths-.->rusty-tussock-moth(["species: Rusty Tussock Moth"])
butterflies-and-moths-.->spongy-moth(["species: Spongy Moth"])
butterflies-and-moths-.->tortricid-leafroller-moths("family: Tortricid Leafroller Moths")
butterflies-and-moths-.->whites-yellows-and-sulphurs("family: Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs")
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click concealer-moths href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/butterflies-and-moths/concealer-moths/"
click cutworm-moths-and-allies href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/butterflies-and-moths/cutworm-moths-and-allies/"
click fairy-moths href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/butterflies-and-moths/fairy-moths/"
click geometer-moths href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/butterflies-and-moths/geometer-moths/"
click gossamer-winged-butterflies href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/butterflies-and-moths/gossamer-winged-butterflies/"
click plutellidae href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/butterflies-and-moths/plutellidae/"
click rusty-tussock-moth href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/butterflies-and-moths/rusty-tussock-moth/"
click spongy-moth href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/butterflies-and-moths/spongy-moth/"
click tortricid-leafroller-moths href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/butterflies-and-moths/tortricid-leafroller-moths/"
click whites-yellows-and-sulphurs href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/butterflies-and-moths/whites-yellows-and-sulphurs/"
click arthropods href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/"
click insects href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/"
click butterflies-and-moths href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/butterflies-and-moths/"
This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Metamorphosis“
Change is part of life. And nobody knows that better than a butterfly. A very personal story of evolution and transformation.
