''Adaina'' is a genus of
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 ...
s in 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 ...
. The genus was erected in 1905 by
J. W. Tutt.
Several of its species have
gall-inducing larvae, such as ''
Adaina primulacea'', of which the larvae induce stem galls on ''
Chromolaena odorata
''Chromolaena odorata'' is also known as Jack in the Bush. It is a tropical and subtropical species of Flowering plant, flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Americas, from Florida and Texas in the United States so ...
'',
and ''
Adaina microdactyla'', which induces stem galls on ''
Eupatorium cannabinum
''Eupatorium cannabinum'', commonly known as hemp-agrimony, or holy rope, is a herbaceous plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a robust Perennial plant, perennial native to Europe, NW. Africa, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, the Caucasus and ...
''.
Species
, the Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World lists the following 42 species for genus ''Adaina'':
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Adaina ambrosiae''
(Murtfeldt, 1880)
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Adaina atahualpa''
Gielis, 2011
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Adaina beckeri''
Gielis, 1992
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Adaina bernardi''
Gielis, 1992
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Adaina bipunctatus''
(Möschler, 1890)
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Adaina bolivari''
(Cåpuse, 1987)
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Adaina cinerascens''
(Walsingham, 1880)
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Adaina coquimboae''
Gielis, 2012
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Adaina costarica''
Gielis, 1992
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Adaina desolata
''Adaina desolata'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Colombia.
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 777–2 ...
''
Arenberger & Bond, 1995
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Adaina everdinae
''Adaina everdinae'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Salta and Tucumán Provinces, Argentina.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip ...
''
Gielis, 1991
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Adaina excreta''
Meyrick, 1930
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Adaina fuscahodias''
Gielis, 1992
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Adaina gentilis
''Adaina gentilis'' is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, ...
''
Meyrick, 1911
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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 ...
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(Meyrick, 1908)
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Adaina invida
''Adaina invida'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Brazil (São Paulo), Costa Rica, and Panama.
The wingspan is . Adults have been recorded in February, July, and October. The larvae feed on ''Senecio brasiliensis
''Senec ...
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(Meyrick, 1908)
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Adaina ipomoeae
''Adaina ipomoeae'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, and Florida.
Description
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is ...
''
Bigot & Etienne, 2009
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Adaina jequie
''Adaina'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. The genus was erected in 1905 by J. W. Tutt. Several of its species have gall-inducing larvae, such as '' Adaina primulacea'', of which the larvae induce stem galls on ''Chromolaena od ...
''
Gielis, 2016
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Adaina jobimi
''Adaina'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. The genus was erected in 1905 by J. W. Tutt. Several of its species have gall-inducing larvae, such as '' Adaina primulacea'', of which the larvae induce stem galls on ''Chromolaena od ...
''
Vargas, 2020
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Adaina kihonda
''Adaina'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. The genus was erected in 1905 by J. W. Tutt. Several of its species have gall-inducing larvae, such as '' Adaina primulacea'', of which the larvae induce stem galls on ''Chromolaena od ...
''
Gielis, 2011
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Adaina microdactoides
''Adaina microdactoides'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Luzon and Mindanao in the Philippines.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite win ...
''
Gielis, 2003
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Adaina microdactyla''
(Hübner, 813
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* June 22 – Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars, led by Krum, ruler ('' khan'') of the Bulgarian Empire, defeat Emperor Michael I near Edirne (modern Turkey). The Byzantine army (26,000 men) is ...
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Adaina montanus
''Adaina'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. The genus was erected in 1905 by J. W. Tutt. Several of its species have gall-inducing insect, gall-inducing larvae, such as ''Adaina primulacea'', of which the larvae induce stem galls ...
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(Walsingham, 1880)
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Adaina nina
''Adaina'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. The genus was erected in 1905 by J. W. Tutt. Several of its species have gall-inducing larvae, such as '' Adaina primulacea'', of which the larvae induce stem galls on ''Chromolaena od ...
''
Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022
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Adaina obscura''
Gielis, 1999
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Adaina parainvida''
Gielis, 1992
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Adaina periarga''
Meyrick, 1913
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Adaina perplexus''
(Grossbeck, 1917)
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Adaina pittieri
''Adaina'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. The genus was erected in 1905 by J. W. Tutt. Several of its species have gall-inducing insect, gall-inducing larvae, such as ''Adaina primulacea'', of which the larvae induce stem galls ...
''
Gielis, 2014
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Adaina planaltina''
Gielis, 1992
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Adaina praeusta''
(Möschler, 1890)
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Adaina primulacea''
Meyrick, 1929
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Adaina propria''
Meyrick, 1921
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Adaina quieta''
Gielis, 2012
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Adaina recta''
Gielis, 2012
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Adaina santacruzae''
Gielis, 2013
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Adaina scalesiae''
Landry, Roque-Albelo & Matthews, 2004
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Adaina simplicius''
(Grossbeck, 1917)
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Adaina sinuari''
Gielis, 2012
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Adaina thomae''
(Zeller, 1877)
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Adaina villagrani''
(Gielis, 2013)
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Adaina zephyria
''Adaina zephyria'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It was described by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1921. It is widely distributed in the Americas, ranging from California (USA) through Mexico and Central America (recorded in ...
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Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
References
Moth genera
Oidaematophorini
Taxa named by J. W. Tutt
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