Adaina planaltina

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

Adaina planaltina is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the Federal District of Brazil.^[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The head is scaled and yellow-white. The forewings are yellow-white with dark brown markings and brownish white fringes. The underside is grey-brown. The hindwings are pale brown-grey with brownish white fringes. The underside is grey-brown.

Adults have been recorded in August (mid-winter).^[2]

Etymology[]

The species is named after the collecting area, Planaltina in Brazil.

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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