Adaina hodias

Adaina hodias
Adaina hodias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Adaina
Species: A. hodias
Binomial name
Adaina hodias
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Marasmarcha hodias Meyrick, 1908

Adaina hodias is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Brazil (Mato Grosso, Sao Paulo), Costa Rica and Venezuela (Mérida).[1]

The wingspan is 13-14 mm. The forewings are grey-white with ferruginous brown markings, consisting of a number of dots. The fringes are grey-white and the underside is grey-brown. The hindwings are grey-white and the fringes are grey. The underside is pale grey-brown.

Adults have been recorded in February in Venezuela and in August in Costa Rica.

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