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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Adaina invida (Meyrick, 1908) | |
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Adaina invida is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. 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]
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