Adaina invida
Adaina invida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Adaina |
Species: | A. invida
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Binomial name | |
Adaina invida (Meyrick, 1908)
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Adaina invida is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Brazil (São Paulo), Costa Rica[1] and Panama.
The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The thorax is pale brown and the tegulae, mesothorax and abdomen are pale ochreous-brown. The forewings are pale straw-yellow with brown markings and grey-brown fringes. The underside is pale brown. The hindwings and fringes are brown-grey and the underside is pale brown. Adults have been recorded in February, July and October.
The larvae feed on Senecio brasiliensis.[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.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1908
- Oidaematophorini
- Oidaematophorini stubs