Adela caeruleella

Southern longhorn moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Adelidae
Genus: Adela
Species: A. caeruleella
Binomial name
Adela caeruleella
Walker, 1863[1]
Synonyms
  • Adela bella Chambers, 1873
  • Adela chalybeis Zeller, 1873
  • Adela iochora Zeller, 1877
  • Adela aeruginosella Walsingham, 1890

Adela caeruleella, the southern longhorn moth, is a moth of the family Adelidae or fairy longhorn moths. It was described by Walker in 1863. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.[2]

Adults have been recorded on wing in March in Florida, from April to May northward and in August in Quebec.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Adela at funet
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ A Synopsis of Nearctic Adelid Moths, with Descriptions of New Species (Incurvariidae), listed as Adela bella


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