Adaina excreta

Adaina excreta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Adaina
Species:	A. excreta
Binomial name
	Adaina excreta; Meyrick, 1930

Adaina excreta is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Peru (Carabaya),^[1] Argentina and Ecuador.

The wingspan is about 18 millimetres (0.71 in). The thorax, tegulae, mesothorax and abdomen are pale brown-ochreous. The forewings are yellow-ochreous (toward the dorsum grey-mixed) with dark brown markings and grey fringes. The underside is dark brown. The hindwings are brown-grey with grey fringes. The underside is grey-brown.

Adults are on wing in January, June, October and November.^[2]

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.

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[1] Neotropical Pterophoridae 8: The genus Adaina Tutt, 1905 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "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.

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