Adelidae
21a0111 –
0226 Adela eldorada
Powell, 1969
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Description/
Field Marks: |
See Powell (1969) and Davis & Medeiros (2003). |
| Similar Species: |
- Adela trigrapha Zeller, 1876 is best distinguished by habitat: forests and chaparral for eldorada; meadows and grassy hillsides, frequently on flowers, for trigrapha. DNA barcode cannot at present be used to separate the two species. At present, they form a complex which includes six BIN groups narrowly separated by DNA barcoded, suggesting the possibility of undescribed species or alternatively a single species with several subspecies (Steve Nanz, pers. comm., 2024).
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
eldorada Powell, 1969 (Adela) - MONA 1983: 0226trigrapha of authors; not Zeller, 1876 (Adela) misappl. |
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| 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.
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 2.8m; p. 40. Book Review and ordering
- 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
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© John Davis
© John Davis
© John Davis
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