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Opler's longhorn moth

Conservation status


Imperiled  (NatureServe)

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Adelidae
Genus: Adela
Species:
A. oplerella
Binomial name
Adela oplerella

Powell, 1969[1]

Adela oplerella is a species of moth of the family Adelidae, the fairy longhorn moths. It is known commonly as Opler's longhorn moth. It is endemictoCalifornia.[1]

The length of forewings is 4.4–5.5 millimetres (0.17–0.22 in).[2]

The moth has usually been collected on creamcups (Platystemon californicus).[2]

The species was described in 1969 and named for Paul A. Opler, who collected most of the specimens.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Adela oplerella". NatureServe. 2012. Archived from the original on July 11, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  • ^ a b c Powell, J. A. (1969). "A synopsis of Nearctic adelid moths, with descriptions of new species (Incurvariidae)" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 23: 211–40. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
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