Biology:Adaina thomae

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Adaina thomae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Adaina
Species:
A. thomae
Binomial name
Adaina thomae
(Zeller, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Leioptilus thomae Zeller, 1877

Adaina thomae is a moth of the family Pterophoridae.[2][1] It is known from Florida,[1] Mexico,[2][3] the Caribbean (Virgin Islands, including the eponymous Saint Thomas, Puerto Rico,[2][3] Bahamas,[2] Cuba,[1] Hispaniola[4]), Venezuela,[2] and Brazil.[2][3]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. Adults have been recorded in February, July, August, October and December.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4678449 entry