Adaina excreta
Adaina excreta is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Peru (Carabaya),[1] Argentina and Ecuador.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Adaina |
| Species: | A. excreta |
| Binomial name | |
| Adaina excreta Meyrick, 1930 | |
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The thorax, tegulae, mesothorax and abdomen are pale brown-ochreous. The forewings are yellow-ochreous (toward the dorsum grey-mixed) with dark brown markings and grey fringes. The underside is dark brown. The hindwings are brown-grey with grey fringes. The underside is grey-brown.
Adults are on wing in January, June, October and November.[2]
References
- Neotropical Pterophoridae 8: The genus Adaina Tutt, 1905 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
- "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
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