Adaina invida

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

Adaina invida is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Brazil (São Paulo), Costa Rica[1] and Panama.

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The thorax is pale brown and the tegulae, mesothorax and abdomen are pale ochreous-brown. The forewings are pale straw-yellow with brown markings and grey-brown fringes. The underside is pale brown. The hindwings and fringes are brown-grey and the underside is pale brown. Adults have been recorded in February, July and October.

The larvae feed on Senecio brasiliensis.[2]

References

Neotropical Pterophoridae 8: The genus Adaina Tutt, 1905 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
"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.

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[1] Neotropical Pterophoridae 8: The genus Adaina Tutt, 1905 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)

[2] "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.