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Adelidae 21a0109 – 0229.1   Adela astrella Walsingham, 1915

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Distribution: USA: AZ, TX. Guerrero, Mexico. Description/ Field Marks: Significant sexual dimorphism Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: astrella Walsingham, 1915 (Adela) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)] lithopola Walsingham, 1915 (Adela) Taxonomic Notes: Adela astrella Walsingham, 1915 is recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico in Davis & Medeiros (2003)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) 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., 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 iNaturalist Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1909-1915. Insecta, Lepidoptera-Heterocera, Vol. IV, Tineina, Pterophorina, Orneodina, Pyralidina and Hepialina (part). Biologia Centrali-Americana, 4: 403; pl. 10, fig. 34.

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