Adaina excreta
| Adaina excreta | |
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| 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 Pterophoridae family. It is found in Peru (Carabaya),[1] Argentina and Ecuador.
The wingspan is about 18 mm. 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]