Vadenia

Vadenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Vadenia
Caradja, 1933
Species: V. ribbeella
Binomial name
Vadenia ribbeella
(Caradja, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Nevadia Caradja, 1920 (preocc. Walcott, 1910)
  • Nevadia ribbeella Caradja, 1920

Vadenia is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Vadenia ribbeella, which is found in Spain.[1][2]

The wingspan is 20-23 mm. The veins of the forewings are white, the area between them dusted with brown scales, least along the fold and the inner margin. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

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