Adaina planaltina

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Adaina planaltina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Adaina
Species:
A. planaltina
Binomial name
Adaina planaltina
Gielis, 1992

Adaina planaltina is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the Federal District of Brazil. [1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm.

Adults have been recorded in August (mid-winter). [2]

Etymology

The species is named after the collecting area, Planaltina in Brazil.

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References

  1. Neotropical Pterophoridae 8: The genus Adaina Tutt, 1905 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) [ permanent dead link ]
  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.