''Adaina fuscahodias'' 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

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

(Veracruz),

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

, and

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

. The

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is . Adults have been recorded in February, July, August and December. The larvae feed on ''

Verbesina ''Verbesina'', many species of which have crownbeard as part of their common names, is a genus of flowering plants, in the family Asteraceae. It is a large genus of about 350 species. All of the species bear white or yellow flowers similar to sm ...

'' species, ''

Senecio brasiliensis ''Senecio'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes ragworts and groundsels. Variously circumscribed taxonomically, the genus ''Senecio'' is one of the largest genera of flowering plants. Description Mor ...

'', and ''

Vernonanthura mariana ''Vernonanthura'' is a genus of Neotropical plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae. The genus name of ''Vernonanthura'' is in honour of William Vernon (1666/67 - ca.1711), who was an English plant collector, ( bryologist) an ...

''.

Etymology

The name refers to the close resemblance in genitalia with ''

Adaina hodias ''Adaina hodias'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Brazil (Mato Grosso, São Paulo), Costa Rica, Venezuela ( Mérida), Ecuador, and Mexico. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distan ...

'' and the striking darker area on the forewing.

References

Oidaematophorini Pterophoridae of South America Moths of Central America Moths of North America Moths described in 1992 Taxa named by Cees Gielis {{Oidaematophorini-stub