Adaina ipomoeae
| Adaina ipomoeae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Adaina |
| Species: | A. ipomoeae |
| Binomial name | |
| Adaina ipomoeae Bigot & Etienne, 2009 | |
Adaina ipomoeae is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, and Florida.[1]
Description
The wingspan is 11–13 millimetres (0.43–0.51 in). The forewings are pale ochreous and the markings are dark brown. The hindwings and fringes are pale ochreous. Adults are on wing in January, August and October.[2]
The larvae feed on Ipomoea tiliacea and Merremia umbellata.[1]
References
- 1 2 Deborah L. Matthews (March 11, 2011). "Adaina ipomoeae Bigot and Etienne, 2009, new records for Florida and the West Indies (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Florida Museum of Natural History (Gainesville, Florida: Center for Systematic Entomology).
- ↑ Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)
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