Maryland Biodiversity Project - Adelphia petrella

Adelphia petrella (Zeller, 1846)

Synonyms: Hodges #5890.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Family Pyralidae > Genus Adelphia Adelphia petrella - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/6916

Occurs from New Jersey to Florida and westward to Iowa and Texas. Foodplant unknown. Uncommon in Maryland (Glaser, Micromoths).

There are 9 records in the project database.

Adelphia petrella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/17/2014). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

A Adelphia petrella. Photo by John Glaser. (MBP list)

An Adelphia petrella in Highlands Co., Florida (9/26/2007). Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

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