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

© Bob Barber - male            Note Dimorphic Antennae             © Tom Bentley - female
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Synonymy: Adela caeruleella Walker, 1863
Adela aeruginosella Walsingham, 1890
Adela bella Chambers, 1873
Adela chalybeis Zeller, 1873
Adela iochora Zeller, 1877
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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)
  • 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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