''Adela'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of the fairy longhorn moth
family
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(
Adelidae
The Adelidae or fairy longhorn moths are a family of monotrysian moths in the lepidopteran infraorder Heteroneura. The family was first described by Charles Théophile Bruand d'Uzelle in 1851. Most species have at least partially metallic pa ...
). Among these, it belongs to
subfamily
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Adelinae.
Species
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Adela albicinctella''
Mann, 1852
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Adela australis''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
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Adela caeruleella''
Walker, 1863 – (southern longhorn moth)
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Adela collicolella''
(Walsingham, 1904)
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Adela croesella
''Adela croesella'' is a moth of the family Adelidae. It is found in most of Europe.
The wingspan is 11–14 mm. Head ferruginous mixed with black. Antennae in male 2.5 black, tip white ; in female hardly 1.5, thickened with violet-black sc ...
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(Scopoli, 1763)
* ''
Adela cuneella''
Walsingham, 1891
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Adela cuprella
''Adela cuprella'' is a moth of the family (biology), family Adelidae and are found in most of Europe. It was first described by Michael Denis & Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and the Type (biology), type locality is from Austria. They can be foun ...
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(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
* ''
Adela droseropa''
Meyrick, 1921
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Adela eldorada''
Powell, 1969
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Adela electella''
(Walker, 1863)
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Adela flammeusella''
Chambers, 1876
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Adela gymnota''
(Meyrick, 1912)
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Adela homalella''
(Staudinger, 1859)
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Adela janineae''
(Viette, 1954)
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Adela mazzolella''
(Hübner, 1801)
* ''
Adela natalensis''
Stainton, 1860
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Adela oplerella''
Powell, 1969 (Opler's longhorn moth)
* ''
Adela paludicolella''
(Zeller, 1850)
* ''
Adela pantherellus''
(Guenée, 1848)
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Adela punctiferella''
Walsingham, 1870
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Adela purpurea''
Walker, 1863
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Adela reaumurella
The green longhorn (''Adela reaumurella'') is a lepidopteran from the moth family Adelidae, the fairy longhorn moths.
Distribution
''Adela reaumurella'' has a palearctic distribution. It occurs in southern North Europe, Western Europe through C ...
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(Linnaeus, 1758) (green longhorn)
* ''
Adela repetitella''
Mann, 1861
* ''
Adela ridingsella''
Clemens, 1864 – (Ridings' fairy moth)
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Adela septentrionella''
Walsingham, 1880
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Adela singulella''
Walsingham, 1880
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Adela thorpella''
Powell, 1969
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Adela trigrapha''
Zeller, 1876
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Adela tsaratanana''
(Viette, 1954)
* ''
Adela violella''
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
External links
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''Adela'' at funet
Adelidae
Adeloidea genera
Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille
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