Moth Photographers Group – Aetole bella

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Heliodinidae

36a0024 – 2497 Aetole bella Chambers, 1875

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Portulacaceae. Host genera: Portulaca. (Kimberley & Douglas 2025)
Description/ Field Marks:	See Hsu & Powell (2004)
Genitalia:	See Hsu & Powell (2004)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	bella Chambers, 1875 (Aetole) - MONA 1983: 2497
Taxonomic Notes:	Aetole bella Chambers, 1875, formerly placed in the genus Heliodines in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), is returned to the genus Aetole, Univ. Calif. Publ. Entom., 124: 1-158.

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.
Hsu, Y-F. & J.A. Powell, 2004. Phylogenetic Relationships within Heliodinidae and Systematics of Moths Formerly Assigned to Heliodines Stainton (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea). University of California Publications in Entomology, 124: 1-158.
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 11.42m; p. 111. Book Review and ordering
Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
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