Adaina
Encyclopedia
Adaina is a genus of moth
in the Pterophoridae family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the Pterophoridae family.
Species
- Adaina ambrosiaeAdaina ambrosiaeThe Ambrosia Plume Moth or Ragweed Plume Moth is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found from California east to Florida and north to Ontario.The wingspan is about 16 mm...
- Adaina beckeriAdaina beckeriAdaina beckeri is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Costa Rica.The wingspan is about 14 mm. The head is scaled and pale brown. The antennae are yellow-white and the thorax is greasy grey. The forewings are yellow-white with brown markings and yellow-white fringes. The underside is...
- Adaina bernardiAdaina bernardiAdaina bernardi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Costa Rica.The wingspan is about 15 mm. The head is scaled and brown, although it is cream while between the basal segments of the antennae. These are also cream white. The forewings are pale yellow-white with brown markings and...
- Adaina bipunctatusAdaina bipunctatusAdaina bipunctatus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America, including Florida and Mississippi. It is has also been recorded from Trinidad, the West Indies and Brazil....
- Adaina cinerascensAdaina cinerascensAdaina cinerascens is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America...
- Adaina costaricaAdaina costaricaAdaina costarica is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Costa Rica.The wingspan is 13-16 mm. The head is scaled and ochreous-white. The antennae are pale ochreous-while. The thorax, tegulae, mesothorax and abdomen are yellow-white. The forewings are yellow-white with brown markings...
- Adaina desolataAdaina desolataAdaina desolata is a moth of the Pterophoridae family....
- Adaina everdinaeAdaina everdinaeAdaina everdinae is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Argentina .The wingspan is about 13 mm. The head is and olive-brown, but grey-whíte between...
- Adaina excretaAdaina excretaAdaina excreta is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Peru .The wingspan is about 18 mm. The thorax, tegulae, mesothorax and abdomen are pale brown-ochreous. The forewings are yellow-ochreous with dark brown markings and grey fringes. The underside is dark brown. The hindwings are...
- Adaina fuscahodiasAdaina fuscahodiasAdaina fuscahodias is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Mexico .The wingspan is 15-17 mm. The head is scaled and pale ochreous-white. The antennae are pale ochreous-white, with a faint brownish gloss. The thorax, tegulae, mesothorax and abdomen are pale ochreous-white. The...
- Adaina gentilisAdaina gentilisAdaina gentilis is a moth in the Pterophoridae family. It is known from South Africa....
- Adaina hodiasAdaina hodiasAdaina hodias is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Brazil , Costa Rica and Venezuela .The wingspan is 13-14 mm. The forewings are grey-white with ferruginous brown markings, consisting of a number of dots. The fringes are grey-white and the underside is grey-brown. The hindwings...
- Adaina invidaAdaina invidaAdaina invida is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Brazil and Costa Rica.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...
- Adaina ipomoeaeAdaina ipomoeaeAdaina ipomoeae is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, and Florida.The larvae feed on Ipomoea tiliacea and Merremia umbellata....
- Adaina microdactoidesAdaina microdactoidesAdaina microdactoides is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Luzon and Mindanao.The wingspan is 13-14 mm. Adults are on wing in August and November.-Etymology:...
- Adaina microdactylaAdaina microdactylaAdaina microdactyla is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It has a wide distribution and is known from the Palearctic ecozone , Asia Minor, Iran, Vietnam, the Solomon Islands, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea...
- Adaina montanusAdaina montanusAdaina montanus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America, including south-eastern Canada and the north-eastern United States....
- Adaina obscuraAdaina obscuraAdaina obscura is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Costa Rica....
- Adaina parainvidaAdaina parainvidaAdaina parainvida is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Costa Rica.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...
- Adaina periargaAdaina periargaAdaina periarga is a moth in the Pterophoridae family. It is known from South Africa....
- Adaina perplexusAdaina perplexusAdaina perplexus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America, including the Everglades.The wingspan is about 14 mm. The head is pale ochreous-brown. The antennae are whitish annulated with pale brown above...
- Adaina planaltinaAdaina planaltinaAdaina planaltina is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Brazil .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...
- Adaina praeustaAdaina praeustaAdaina praeusta is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It was described from Puerto Rico.-Taxonomy:The type specimen of this species is lost and the original description is so cryptic that it is not possible to identify a species based on this description. It might be a synonym of another described...
- Adaina primulaceaAdaina primulaceaAdaina primulacea is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is currently known from Taboga Island in the Gulf of Panama, Costa Rica and southern Florida...
- Adaina propriaAdaina propriaAdaina propria is a moth in the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Mozambique....
- Adaina simpliciusAdaina simpliciusAdaina simplicius is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America, including Mississippi and Florida. Adaina simplicius or a close relative has also been collected as far south as Argentina and exported to South Africa for study as a biological control agent for Campuloclinium...
- Adaina thomaeAdaina thomaeAdaina thomae is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America and has also been recorded from Saint Thomas, Brazil and Hispaniola.The wingspan is about 12 mm...
- Adaina zephyriaAdaina zephyriaAdaina zephyria is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in California, Mexico , Peru and Venezuela.The wingspan is 14-17 mm. Adults are brownish white, but the head is slightly darker in front and above and pale between the antennae. These are dotted with brown above. The forewings have...