Adaina microdactyla (Hübner, 1813)

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Higher taxa:	Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Oidaematophorini (tribe)/  Adaina (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Hübner, 1813)
Citation:	[Alucita] Microdactyla
Original genus:	Alucita
Publication:	Hübner J. 1796–1838. Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge.
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Pagination:	Vol. 9; pl. 5, figs 26, 27
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28025039

Adaina microdactyla (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Adaina microdactyla (Hübner, 1813)	Syntype	♂		Syntypes ♂, ♀, destroyed.		Greece, Crete, "Europe".

Distribution note:

Australasia: Australia, Solomon Islands; Oriental: Indonesia, New Guinea, Philippines, Vietnam; Palaearctic: China, Europe, Iran, Israel, Japan, Nepal, Turkey.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Adaina microdactyla (Hübner, 1813)	Cameroon		Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N., Delabye S., Maicher V., Sáfián Sz., Fokam E. B. & Tropek R. 2025b. Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. page 161
Adaina microdactyla (Hübner, 1813)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the		Gielis C. 2009a. Nomenclature changes in Afrotropical Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera). page 256
Adaina microdactyla (Hübner, 1813)	Madagascar		Gibeaux C. 1994b. Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. page 130 (as madecasseus)
Adaina microdactyla (Hübner, 1813)	Malawi		Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 492
Adaina microdactyla (Hübner, 1813)	Tanzania		Gielis C. 2009a. Nomenclature changes in Afrotropical Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera). page 256

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Adaina microdactyla (1)

Adaina microdactyla (2)

Adaina madecasseus (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Adaina carphodactylus (Stephens, 1834)	(Stephens, 1834)	species	Synonym	Pterophorus carphodactylus
Adaina madecasseus (Gibeaux, 1994)	(Gibeaux, 1994)	species	Synonym	Oidaematophorus madecasseus
Adaina montivola Meyrick, 1937	Meyrick, 1937	species	Synonym	Adaina montivola
Adaina subflavescens Meyrick, 1930	Meyrick, 1930	species	Synonym	Adaina subflavescens