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Adelidae 21a0114 – 0222   Adela oplerella Powell, 1969

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: oplerella Powell, 1969 (Adela) - MONA 1983: 0222

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. 2.5m; 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.

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