Adaina bipunctatus
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Adaina bipunctatus is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America
, including Florida
and Mississippi
. It is has also been recorded from Trinidad
, the West Indies and Brazil
.
The wingspan
is 9-11.5 mm. Adults are entirely pale yellowish white, although the head is touched with pale brownish above and on the front. The forewings have a few brown scales and several brown spots. The fringes are slightly tinged with grey, as are the hindwings and their fringes.
Adults are on wing from January to April and again in August in the tropics. In Florida they have been recorded from the end of March to the end of June and again from mid August to mid December.
The larvae feed on Conoclinium coelestinum, Carphephorus paniculatus, Carphephorus ordoratissimus, Pluchea rosea and Eupatorium cannabinum. The feed within the composite flower heads of their host plant.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, including Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
and Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
. It is has also been recorded from Trinidad
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
, the West Indies and Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 9-11.5 mm. Adults are entirely pale yellowish white, although the head is touched with pale brownish above and on the front. The forewings have a few brown scales and several brown spots. The fringes are slightly tinged with grey, as are the hindwings and their fringes.
Adults are on wing from January to April and again in August in the tropics. In Florida they have been recorded from the end of March to the end of June and again from mid August to mid December.
The larvae feed on Conoclinium coelestinum, Carphephorus paniculatus, Carphephorus ordoratissimus, Pluchea rosea and Eupatorium cannabinum. The feed within the composite flower heads of their host plant.