Adela caeruleella

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Southern longhorn moth
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Male adela caeruleella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Adelidae
Genus: Adela
Species:
A. caeruleella
Binomial name
Adela caeruleella
Walker, 1863 [1]
Synonyms
  • Adela bellaChambers, 1873
  • Adela chalybeisZeller, 1873
  • Adela iochoraZeller, 1877
  • Adela aeruginosellaWalsingham, 1890

Adela caeruleella, the southern longhorn moth, is a moth of the family Adelidae or fairy longhorn moths. It was described by Francis 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]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Adela caeruleella Walker, 1863". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. "A Synopsis of Nearctic Adelid Moths, with Descriptions of New Species (Incurvariidae), listed as Adela bella". Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2012-05-21.