Adaina scalesiae
Adaina scalesiae is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is endemic to the Galapagos Islands, where it was discovered by Bernard Landry on Bella Vista on April 1, 1992, and on May 25 of the same year on the island of Santa Cruz. The species was also found in Volcan Darwin, a province  from Puerto Villamil, on May 25, and  above sea level on Pinta Island where it was found from March 13 to 21. The species is attracted to various lamps including mercury-vapor lamps.

The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from January to May, July to September, and into December. Adults are on wing nearly year-round in the southern part of their range.

The larvae feed on Scalesia microcephala, Scalesia baurii hopkinsii,
Scalesia villosa, Scalesia pendiculata, Scalesia gordilloi, Scalesia retroflexa and Lecocarpus lecocarpoides.

This species was misidentified as Adaina ambrosiae initially by Landry in his 1993 paper.

References

Moths described in 2004
Oidaematophorini
Endemic fauna of the Galápagos Islands
Moths of South America