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Subfamily Adelinae

Adela · Cauchas · Nemophora
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Genus Adela
flowerbugs - Adela caeruleella 0227 - Southern Longhorn Moth - Adela caeruleella - Adela caeruleella - female Adela on host plant - Adela septentrionella Moth with Very Long Antenna - Adela septentrionella Adela caeruleella Possibly Epinotia on Fiesta Flower - Adela trigrapha - female Adela Adela astrella (2) - Adela astrella

Genus Cauchas
Silver micromoth - Cauchas An Unknown Micro Moth - Cauchas An Unknown Micro Moth - Cauchas Micro Moth - Cauchas Fairy Moth (Adelidae) probably Cauchas sedella - Cauchas sedella - male - female Undescribed desert Adela species - Cauchas trifascia Pennsylvania Moth - Cauchas dietziella Micropterygid? - Cauchas spinulosa

Genus Nemophora
Elasmion bellela - Nemophora bellela - female Moth - Nemophora bellela - male


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