Adelphia (moth)

Adelphia is a monotypic snout moth genus in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1956. Its only species is Adelphia petrella, which was originally described as Pempelia petrella by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1846. It is found in North America, from New Jersey to Florida and westward to Iowa and Texas.

Adelphia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Adelphia

Heinrich, 1956
Synonyms
  • Pempelia petrella Zeller, 1846
  • Adelphia rubiginella (Walker, 1863)
  • Adelphia rufinalis (Walker, 1863)
  • Adelphia hapsella (Hulst, 1887)

Another species, Adelphia ochripunctella, was formerly included in this genus, but is now placed in the genus Pseudadelphia.

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