Adaina parainvida is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Costa Rica[1] and on Jamaica.[2]
Adaina parainvida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Adaina |
Species: | A. parainvida
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Binomial name | |
Adaina parainvida Gielis, 1992
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The wingspan is 11–13 mm.
Adults have been recorded in July.
Etymology
editThe species is called parainvida because of the resemblance in the male genitalia to Adaina invida.
References
edit- ^ Neotropical Pterophoridae 8: The genus Adaina Tutt, 1905 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "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.