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Adelidae 21a0106 – 0227   Adela caeruleella Walker, 1863              Southern Longhorn Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: caeruleella Walker, 1863 (Adela) - MONA 1983: 0227 aeruginosella Walsingham, 1890 (Adela) bella Chambers, 1873 (Adela) chalybeis Zeller, 1873 (Adela) iochora Zeller, 1877 (Adela)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Davis, D.R., & M.J. Medeiros, 2023. A revision of the family Adelidae of the Western Hemisphere (Lepidoptera: Adeloidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 656: 1-215. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Powell, J.A., 1969. A synopsis of Nearctic adelid moths, with descrip­ tion of new species (Incurvariidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society, 23(4): 211–240. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Microleps.org

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