Species Adela eldorada - Hodges#0226

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Remarks · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited

Adela eldorada near Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP - Adela eldorada - male

NW Yosemite Fairy Moths - Adela eldorada - male

fairy moth (Adela sp.) on Triteleia hyacinthina - Adela eldorada - male

Adela eldorada oviposition E. guttata - Adela eldorada - female

Adela eldorada ovipostion E. bicolor - Adela eldorada - female

Adela eldorada on E. bicolor - Adela eldorada - male

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Adeloidea (Fairy Moths and kin)

Family Adelidae (Fairy Moths)

Subfamily Adelinae

Genus Adela

Species eldorada (Adela eldorada - Hodges#0226)

Hodges Number

0226

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Author: Powell, 1969(1)

Size

Males forewing length 6.5 - 7.5 mm, females 5.5 - 6.2 mm (2)

Identification

Adults - more brightly colored, with broader, cream-colored bands than A. trigraphia. Males have some orange scaling on the head (2)

Range

Central and southern Sierra Nevada foothills from 1500' to 6000' (2)

Habitat

Sheltered, shrubby sites rather than open meadows like A. trigraphia (2)

Remarks

A detailed description of A. eldorada and a comparison with A. trigrapha appears on pg 221 of the synopsis by Powell(1).

See Also

A. trigrapha

Internet References

Reference Plate for male A. eldorada from "Moths of Western North America" by Powell & Opler(2)

List of California collection records for A. eldorada (Essig Museum, UC Berkeley)

Works Cited

1.	A Synopsis of Nearctic Adelid Moths, with Descriptions of New Species (Incurvariidae) Jerry A. Powell. 1969. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 23(4): 211-240.

2.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 5 May, 2009 - 5:47pm
Additional contributions by John Davis, Aaron Schusteff, Randy Hardy
Last updated 20 February, 2015 - 2:17pm

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