Moth Photographers Group – Adela caeruleella

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Adelidae

21a0106 – 0227 Adela caeruleella Walker, 1863

Southern Longhorn Moth

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Synonymy:	oichroa; Forbes, 1923 (Adela) missp. caeruleella Walker, 1863 (Adela) - MONA 1983: 227 aeruginosella Walsingham, 1890 (Adela) bella Chambers, 1873 (Adela) chalybeis Zeller, 1873 (Adela) iochora Zeller, 1877 (Adela)
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References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not 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.
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