Adaina costarica
Adaina costarica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Adaina |
Species: | A. costarica
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Binomial name | |
Adaina costarica Gielis, 1992
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Adaina costarica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Costa Rica.[1]
The wingspan is 13–16 millimetres (0.51–0.63 in). The head is scaled and ochreous-white. The antennae are pale ochreous-while. The thorax, tegulae, mesothorax and abdomen are yellow-white. The forewings are yellow-white with brown markings and yellow-white fringes. The underside is pale brown. The hindwings are grey-brown with grey fringes. The underside is pale brown.
Adults have been recorded in July.[2]
Etymology[]
The species is named after the country of its discovery.
References[]
- ^ Neotropical Pterophoridae 8: The genus Adaina Tutt, 1905 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1992
- Oidaematophorini
- Oidaematophorini stubs