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Adaina

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 odorata, and Adaina microdactyla, which induces stem galls on Eupatorium cannabinum.

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Adaina
Adaina atahualpa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Tribe: Oidaematophorini
Genus: Adaina
Tutt, 19051
Synonyms1
  • Paravinculia Cåpuse, 1987

Adaina is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. The genus was erected in 1905 by J. W. Tutt.1 Several of its species have gall-inducing larvae, such as Adaina primulacea, of which the larvae induce stem galls on Chromolaena odorata,2 and Adaina microdactyla, which induces stem galls on Eupatorium cannabinum.3

Species

As of version 1.1.23.125, the Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World lists the following 42 species for genus Adaina:1

References

References

  1. Hobern, Donald (5 May 2023). "Family Pterophoridae". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. Matthews, D. L.; Maharajh, B. V. (1 December 2009). "Adaina primulacea Meyrick, 1929: A gall-inducing plume moth of Siam Weed from South Florida and the Neotropics (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)". Tropical Lepidoptera Research. ISSN 2575-9256. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. Ellis, W.N. "Adaina microdactyla". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 12 May 2023.