Adaina simplicius is a moth

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...

 of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America

North America

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, including Mississippi

Mississippi

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 and Florida

Florida

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. Adaina simplicius or a close relative has also been collected as far south as Argentina

Argentina

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 and exported to South Africa

South Africa

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 for study as a biological control agent for Campuloclinium macrocephalum.

The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is about 10 mm. The head is pale yellowish, tinged with brownish especially on the vertex. The thorax is pale straw-yellow. The forewings are very pale straw-yellow, the costa with a few brown scales, a small patch of similarly colored scales on the costa beyond the incision and another near the center of the wing at the incision. A few more brown scales are found on the inner edge of both lobes near the apex. The hindwings are smoky.

The larvae feed on various composites, including Carphephorus odoratissimus. They bore the flowers of their host plant.