''Adaina ambrosiae'' (ambrosia plume moth or ragweed plume moth) is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Pterophoridae The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings, giving them the shape of a narrow winged airplane. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are ...

. It is found in North America from

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east to

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and north to

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. It is also known from

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and the

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. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ...

is . Adults are on wing nearly year-round in the southern part of their range. The larvae feed on '' Ambrosia artemissiifolia'', '' Ambrosia acanthicarpa'', ''

Ambrosia chamissonis ''Ambrosia chamissonis'' is a species of ragweed known by the common names silver burr ragweed, silver beachweed and (silver) beach bur(r). It is known from most of the coastline of western North America from Alaska to Baja California, where it ...

'', ''

Ambrosia confertiflora ''Ambrosia confertiflora'' is a North American species of ragweed known by the common name weakleaf bur ragweed. Description ''Ambrosia confertiflora''is a perennial herb reaching heights between 30 centimeters and nearly two meters with bristly ...

'', ''

Ambrosia dumosa ''Ambrosia dumosa'', the burro-weed or white bursage, a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is a common constituent of the creosote-bush scrub community throughout the Mojave Desert of California, Nevada, and Utah and ...

'', '' Ambrosia eriocentra'', '' Ambrosia cumanensis'', '' Pluchea rosea'', ''

Melanthera nivea ''Melanthera nivea'', also known as pineland squarestem, snow squarestem and , is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It grows in the Americas. Distribution It is found in the SE United States, including Louisiana, Mississipp ...

'', ''

Helianthus annuus The common sunflower (''Helianthus annuus'') is a species of large annual forb of the daisy family Asteraceae. The common sunflower is harvested for its edible oily seeds, which are often eaten as a snack food. They are also used in the pro ...

'', '' Helianthus tuberosa'', ''

Xanthium strumarium ''Xanthium strumarium'' (rough cocklebur, Noogoora burr, clotbur, common cocklebur, large cocklebur, woolgarie bur) is a species of annual plants of the family Asteraceae. Some sources claim it originates in southern Europe and Asia, but has been ...

'' and ''

Cynara scolymus The artichoke (''Cynara cardunculus'' var. ''scolymus''),Rottenberg, A., and D. Zohary, 1996: "The wild ancestry of the cultivated artichoke." Genet. Res. Crop Evol. 43, 53–58. also known by the other names: French artichoke, globe artichoke, ...

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Etymology

The specific name refers to one of the host plants, ''

Ambrosia In the ancient Greek mythology, Greek myths, ambrosia (, ) is the food or drink of the Greek gods, and is often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it. It was brought to the gods in Mount Olympus, Olympus by do ...

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References

Oidaematophorini Moths of North America Moths described in 1880 {{Oidaematophorini-stub