Alucitidae

Guides

  • Alucita adriendenisi

    Alucita adriendenisi is a small many-plumed moth (family Alucitidae) described from North America in 2004. The species was described by Bernard Landry and Jean-François Landry from specimens collected on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. It belongs to a family characterized by wings divided into multiple feather-like plumes. The species is distinguished from other North American Alucita by specific morphological features detailed in the original description.