Adelphia (moth)

Adelphia is a monotypic snout moth genus in the subfamily Phycitinae.

[1] 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,[2] from New Jersey to Florida and westward to Iowa and Texas.

[3] Another species, Adelphia ochripunctella, was formerly included in this genus,[4] but is now placed in the genus Pseudadelphia.

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