Vadenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Vadenia

Caradja, 1933
Species:
V. ribbeella
Binomial name
Vadenia ribbeella
(Caradja, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Nevadia Caradja, 1920 (preocc. Walcott, 1910)
  • Nevadia ribbeella Caradja, 1920

Vadenia is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Vadenia ribbeella, which is found in Spain.[1][2]

The wingspan is 20–23 mm (0.79–0.91 in). The veins of the forewings are white, the area between them dusted with brown scales, least along the fold and the inner margin. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

  1. ↑ funet.fi
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34 (1/2) : 118 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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