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Adelidae
21a0112 – 0224   Adela flammeusella Chambers, 1876

© Hartmut Wisch
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Synonymy: Adela flammeusella Chambers, 1876
Adela flamensella Chambers, 1878
Adela flammensella Kearfott, 1903
Adela lactimaculella Walsingham, 1880
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. 2.11m; 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
Adela flammeusella
© John Davis
Adela flammeusella
© Hartmut Wisch
Adela flammeusella
12mm – © Chris Grinter
Adela flammeusella
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