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Adelidae

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Containing group: Neolepidoptera

References

Brown, J. M., O. Pellmyr, J. N. Thompson, and R. G. Harrison. 1994. Mitochondrial DNA phylogeny of the Prodoxidae (Lepidoptera: Incurvarioidea) indicates a rapid ecological diversification of the yucca moths. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 87:795-802.

Davis D. R. 1999. The Monotrysian Heteroneura. Pages 65-90 in: Lepidoptera: Moths and Butterflies. 1. Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbook of Zoology Vol. IV, Part 35. N. P. Kristensen, ed. De Gruyter, Berlin and New York.

Kobayashi, Y. 1998. Embryogenesis of the fairy moth, Nemophora albiantennella Issiki (Lepidoptera, Adelidae), with special emphasis on its phylogenetic implications. International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology 27(3):157-166.

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Scientific Name Lepidoptera:Adelidae: Nemophora scopoli
Location Castel d’Aiano, Bologna Province, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
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Copyright © 2005 Cesare Brizio
Scientific Name Nematopogon adansoniella
Location Hellerup, Denmark
Source Nematopogon adansoniella
Source Collection Flickr
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Copyright © 2003 Donald Hobern
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