fairy moth on white brodiaea

May 25, 2015 • Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, Yosemite National Park • Tuolumne County, California

Coordinates: 37.95727,-119.78526 (click for map)
fairy moth on white brodiaea (Triteleia hyacinthina (Brodiaea hyacinthina), Adela sp.) [Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California]
Filename: 20150525-170013.jpg 3144x2358 pixels, ISO 160, f4.0 @ 1/250 sec
Triteleia hyacinthina (Brodiaea hyacinthina), Adela sp.

The moth is either Adela eldorada or Adela trigrapha, but I've no idea how to tell the difference between those two. Look at the size of those antennae!

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