Pterophoridae
63a0159 –
6158.1 Adaina primulacea
Meyrick, 1929
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| Distribution: |
Broward County, FL, Trop. Lepid. Res., 19(2): 64-70. |
Larva and
Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Asteraceae. Host genera: Chromolaena. Notes: stem galls (Matthews & Maharajh 2009); mines young stem & shoots before initiating gall (Eiseman 2020); . (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) |
Description/
Field Marks: |
See Trop. Lepid. Res., 19(2): 64-70. |
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See Trop. Lepid. Res., 19(2): 64-70. |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
primulacea Meyrick, 1929 (Adaina) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: Toboga Island, Panama. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Adaina primulacea Meyrick, 1929 is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico from Florida, Trop. Lepid. Res., 19(2): 64-70. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Gielis, C., 2011. Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini) (Lepidoptera). Zoologische Mededelingen, 85(10): 589-824.
- Matthews, D.L., & B.V. Maharajh, 2009. Adaina primulacea Meyrick, 1929: a gall-inducing plume moth of Siam Weed from South Florida and the neotropics (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Tropical Lepidoptera Research, 19(2): 64-70.
- Meyrick, E., 1929. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 76: 507.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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