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

© Bob Barber - male            Note Dimorphic Antennae             © Tom Bentley - female
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
    Adela caeruleella
    © Bob Barber
    Adela caeruleella
    © Ben Grubbs
    Adela caeruleella
    © Jim Vargo
    Adela caeruleella
    LG(cc) Miss. Ent. Mus.
    Adela caeruleella
    LG(cc) Miss. Ent. Mus.
    Adela caeruleella
    LG(cc) Miss. Ent. Mus.

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