Adaina parainvida
Adaina parainvida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Adaina |
Species: | A. parainvida |
Binomial name | |
Adaina parainvida Gielis, 1992 | |
Adaina parainvida is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Costa Rica[1] and on Jamaica.[2]
The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The head is scaled and ochreous-white. The antennae are ochreous-white. The thorax, tegulae and mesothorax are ochreous-white with a distinct brown margin along the abdominal junction. The abdomen is ochreous-white, with a distinct dark dorsal blackish spot on the fifth segment. The forewings are ochreous-white, with a diffuse brown scaling and grey-brown fringes with dark brown patches at the anal regions. The underside is grey-brown with faint brown scales. The hindwings are greyish with grey-brown fringes. The underside is grey-brown.
Adults have been recorded in July.
Etymology
The species is called parainvida because of the resemblance in the male genitalia to Adaina invida.