Adaina thomae

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Adaina thomae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Adaina
Species:
A. thomae
Binomial name
Adaina thomae
(Zeller, 1877) [1]
Synonyms
  • Leioptilus thomaeZeller, 1877

Adaina thomae is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. [2] [1] It is known from Florida, [1] Mexico, [2] [3] the Caribbean (Virgin Islands, including the eponymous Saint Thomas, Puerto Rico, [2] [3] Bahamas, [2] Cuba, [1] Hispaniola [4] ), Venezuela, [2] and Brazil. [2] [3]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. Adults have been recorded in February, July, August, October and December. [3]

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<i>Hellinsia inquinatus</i> Species of plume moth

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<i>Adaina simplicius</i> Species of plume moth

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<i>Adaina zephyria</i> Species of plume moth

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<i>Adaina beckeri</i> Species of plume moth

Adaina beckeri is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Costa Rica and Belize.

<i>Adaina hodias</i> Species of plume moth

Adaina hodias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Brazil, Costa Rica, Venezuela (Mérida), Ecuador, and Mexico.

<i>Adaina fuscahodias</i> Species of plume moth

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<i>Adaina bernardi</i> Species of plume moth

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<i>Adaina planaltina</i> Species of plume moth

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

<i>Adaina invida</i> Species of plume moth

Adaina invida is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Brazil, Costa Rica, and Panama.

<i>Adaina parainvida</i> Species of plume moth

Adaina parainvida is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Costa Rica and on Jamaica.

<i>Adaina costarica</i> Species of plume moth

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<i>Adaina excreta</i> Species of plume moth

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<i>Adaina everdinae</i> Species of plume moth

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "63a0162 – 6156.1 Adaina thomae (Zeller, 1877)". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Adaina thomae (Zeller, 1877)". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World 1.1.24.330. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Gielis, Cees (2011). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 2: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 85 (10): 589–824.
  4. ↑ Perez-Gelabert, Daniel E. (2008). "Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti): A checklist and bibliography". Zootaxa. 1831 (1): 1–530. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1831.1.1.


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