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Issue: Vol. 5621 No. 2: 15 Apr. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-04-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.2.5
Page range: 249-261
Abstract views: 113
PDF downloaded: 13

Adela paludicolella Zeller, 1850, and Adela orientella Staudinger, 1870 sp. rev. (Lepidoptera, Adelidae): two distinct species revealed by morphological analysis and DNA barcoding

Entomoresearch, Via Martiri di Cefalonia 15, 31022 Preganziol (TV), Italy
Tiroler Landesmuseen Betriebsges.m.b.H., Natural History Collections, Krajnc-Str. 1, A-6060 Hall in Tirol, Austria
Lepidoptera adelinae allopatric distribution Mediterranean microlepidoptera redescription

Abstract

The morphological study of A. paludicolella specimens collected in Italy—specifically from the island of Elba (Tuscany) and Sardinia—as well as from Greece, has revealed differences in habitus and reproductive organs between the Italian and Greek specimens. Subsequent genetic analysis confirmed the genetic distinction between A. paludicolella Zeller, 1850, and A. orientella Staudinger, 1870 (sp. rev.), which are distributed in the western and eastern Mediterranean, respectively.

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How to Cite

Timossi, G. & Huemer, P. (2025) Adela paludicolella Zeller, 1850, and Adela orientella Staudinger, 1870 sp. rev. (Lepidoptera, Adelidae): two distinct species revealed by morphological analysis and DNA barcoding. Zootaxa, 5621 (2), 249–261. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.2.5