Adaina fuscahodias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae.[2] It is found in Mexico (Veracruz),[1][3] Costa Rica, and Brazil.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Adaina |
| Species: | A. fuscahodias
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| Adaina fuscahodias | |
The wingspan is 15–17 millimetres (0.59–0.67 in).[1][3] Adults have been recorded in February, July, August and December.[3] The larvae feed on Verbesina species, Senecio brasiliensis, and Vernonanthura mariana.[3]
Etymology
editThe name refers to the close resemblance in genitalia with Adaina hodias and the striking darker area on the forewing.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Gielis, Cees (1992). "Neotropical Pterophoridae 8: The genus Adaina Tutt, 1905" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 20: 373–404.
- ^ "Adaina fuscahodias Gielis, 1992". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.335. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d Gielis, Cees (2011). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 2: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 85 (10): 589–824.
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