Atteva niveigutta

Atteva niveigutta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Atteva
Species: A. niveigutta
Binomial name
Atteva niveigutta
Walker, 1854

Atteva niveigutta is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, India (Assam), Thailand and possibly China.

The length of the forewings is 13-16 mm. The forewings are lustrous and orange, with about 27 to 53 white dots, some fused to form dashes especially on the distal and dorsal areas, the dots near the costa smaller. The hindwings are orange.

The larvae feed on Ailanthus excelsus.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Sohn JC, Wu CS. "A taxonomic review of Attevidae (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea) from China with descriptions of two new species and a revised identity of the Ailanthus webworm moth, Atteva fabriciella, from the Asian tropics.". NCBI. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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