Adela (moth)
Encyclopedia
Adela is a genus
of the fairy longhorn moth family
(Adelidae). Among these, it belongs to subfamily Adelinae.
Genus
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of the fairy longhorn moth family
Family (biology)
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(Adelidae). Among these, it belongs to subfamily Adelinae.
Species
- Adela albicinctella Mann, 1852
- Adela australisAdela australisAdela australis is a moth of the Adelidae family or fairy longhorn moths. It has upper wings crossed by a white belt and a metallic patterns coloration ranging from golden to violet...
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) - Adela caeruleella Walker, 1863
- Adela collicolella (Walsingham, 1904)
- Adela croesellaAdela croesellaAdela croesella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe.The wingspan is 11-14 mm. Adults are on wing from late May to June. They are on wing during the day in sunshine and visit flowers....
(Scopoli, 1763) - Adela cuneellaAdela cuneellaAdela cuneella is a species of moth of the Adelidae family. It is known from South Africa....
Walsingham, 1891 - Adela cuprella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Adela droseropaAdela droseropaAdela droseropa is a species of moth of the Adelidae family. It is known from South Africa....
Meyrick, 1921 - Adela eldorada Powell, 1969
- Adela electellaAdela electellaAdela electella is a species of moth of the Adelidae family. It is known from South Africa....
(Walker, 1863) - Adela flammeusella Chambers, 1876
- Adela gymnotaAdela gymnotaAdela gymnota is a species of moth of the Adelidae family. It is known from Madagascar....
(Meyrick, 1912) - Adela homalella (Staudinger, 1859)
- Adela janineaeAdela janineaeAdela janineae is a species of moth of the Adelidae family. It is known from Madagascar....
(Viette, 1954) - Adela mazzolella (Hübner, 1801)
- Adela natalensisAdela natalensisAdela natalensis is a species of moth of the Adelidae family. It is known from South Africa....
Stainton, 1860 - Adela oplerella Powell, 1969
- Adela paludicolella (Zeller, 1850)
- Adela pantherellus (Guenée, 1848)
- Adela punctiferella Walsingham, 1870
- Adela purpurea Walker, 1863
- Adela reaumurella (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Adela ridingsella Clemens, 1864
- Adela septentrionella Walsingham, 1880
- Adela singulella Walsingham, 1880
- Adela thorpella Powell, 1969
- Adela trigrapha Zeller, 1876
- Adela tsaratananaAdela tsaratananaAdela tsaratanana is a species of moth of the Adelidae family. It is known from Madagascar....
(Viette, 1954) - Adela violellaAdela violellaAdela violella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Croatia, Greece and Portugal.The wingspan is about 11 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July....
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)