Adaina primulacea

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Adaina primulacea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Adaina
Species:
A. primulacea
Binomial name
Adaina primulacea
Meyrick, 1929 [1]

Adaina primulacea is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Taboga Island in the Gulf of Panama, Costa Rica and southern Florida, United States. It is probably widespread throughout the Neotropics, including the West Indies and Central and South America.

The length of the forewings is 6–7 mm for males and 7–8 mm for females. Adults are on wing in September and December. [2]

The larvae feed on Chromolaena odorata . [3]

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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. Adaina primulacea Meyrick, 1929: A Gall-Inducing Plume Moth of Siam Weed from South Florida and The Neotropics (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)