Adaina perplexus

Adaina perplexus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the United States, including the Florida Everglades. It has also been recorded from Cuba and Trinidad.[2]

Adaina perplexus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pterophoridae
Genus:
Adaina
Species:
A. perplexus
Binomial name
Adaina perplexus
(Grossbeck, 1917)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus perplexus Grossbeck, 1917

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The head is pale ocherous-brown. The antennae are whitish annulated (ringed) with pale brown above. The thorax and abdomen are whitish, the latter usually with a black point on the posterior edge of each segment above, and with a similar series on the sides which may form a patch on the sixth segment. The forewings are creamy-white shaded with pale ocherous-brown and sprinkled with dark brown atoms, some of which form distinct spots. The fringes are dusky. The hindwings are uniform pale smoky, the fringes paler.[3] Adults are on wing in January, March, April, May, July and October.

Taxonomy

Some authors list Adaina perplexus as a synonym of Adaina ambrosiae.

gollark: And apparently has a mass of 1e23 kg, so *easily* enough to react the entire atmosphere's oxygen with, if you can get some of it out.
gollark: So also according to Wikipedia, the core is 89% iron.
gollark: The crust is apparently 46% oxygen.
gollark: Huh, it says on Wikipedia (all hail Wikipedia) that the Earth is already 30% oxygen.
gollark: Not all of it. Probably not the mantle.

References
  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. "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.
  3. Insects of Florida


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