Adaina fuscahodias

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Adaina fuscahodias
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Adaina
Species:
A. fuscahodias
Binomial name
Adaina fuscahodias
Gielis, 1992

Adaina fuscahodias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Mexico (Veracruz),[1] Brazil and Costa Rica.

The wingspan is 15–17 millimetres (0.59–0.67 in). The head is scaled and pale ochreous-white. The antennae are pale ochreous-white, with a faint brownish gloss. The thorax, tegulae, mesothorax and abdomen are pale ochreous-white. The forewings are pale ochreous-white, diffusely mixed with pale brown scales. The markings are pale brown. The underside is brownish, without markings. The hindwings and fringes are brown-grey and the underside is brownish. Adults have been recorded in February, July, August and December.

The larvae feed on Verbesina species, Senecio brasiliensis and .[2]

Etymology[]

The name refers to the close resemblance in genitalia with Adaina hodias and the striking darker area on the forewing.

References[]

  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 2011-12-23.


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