Adaina costarica

Adaina costarica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Costa Rica.[1]

Adaina costarica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Adaina
Species:
A. costarica
Binomial name
Adaina costarica
Gielis, 1992

The wingspan is 13–16 millimetres (0.51–0.63 in). The head is scaled and ochreous-white. The antennae are pale ochreous-while. The thorax, tegulae, mesothorax and abdomen are yellow-white. The forewings are yellow-white with brown markings and yellow-white fringes. The underside is pale brown. The hindwings are grey-brown with grey fringes. The underside is pale brown.

Adults have been recorded in July.[2]

Etymology

The species is named after the country of its discovery.

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