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Two-dotted plume moth

Adaina bipunctatus (Möschler, 1890)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The two-dotted plume moth (Adaina bipunctatus) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 8 countries, including Bahamas, Brazil and Ecuador.

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Quick facts about the two-dotted plume moth

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
8 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the two-dotted plume moth live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The two-dotted plume moth is listed for 8 countries.

United States of AmericaBahamasBrazilEcuadorPuerto RicoParaguay
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Bahamas
  2. Brazil
  3. Ecuador
  4. Guadeloupe
  5. Paraguay
  6. Puerto Rico
  7. U.S. Virgin Islands
  8. United States

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the two-dotted plume moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the two-dotted plume moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusAdaina
  7. SpeciesAdaina bipunctatus (Möschler, 1890)

Synonyms Pterophorus bipunctatus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the two-dotted plume moth

Other species in the same genus Adaina.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the two-dotted plume moth live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the two-dotted plume moth for 8 countries, including Bahamas, Brazil, Ecuador, Guadeloupe and Paraguay. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the two-dotted plume moth?

The two-dotted plume moth (Adaina bipunctatus) belongs to the family Pterophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{two_dotted_plume_moth_2026,
  title = {Two-dotted plume moth (Adaina bipunctatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/two-dotted-plume-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}