Adaina planaltina
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Adaina planaltina is a moth
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 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...

 (Distrito Federal).

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 about 14 mm. The head is scaled and yellow-white. The forewings are yellow-white with dark brown markings and brownish white fringes. The underside is grey-brown. The hindwings are pale brown-grey with brownish white fringes. The underside is grey-brown.

Adults have been recorded in August.
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