Atteva intermedia

Atteva intermedia is a moth of the Attevidae family. It is endemic to Antigua.

Atteva intermedia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Attevidae
Genus: Atteva
Species:
A. intermedia
Binomial name
Atteva intermedia
Becker, 2009

This species is an intermediate between Atteva fulviguttata and Atteva gemmata, differing from the former by the presence of white dots on forewings and thorax and from the latter by the reduced number of these dots.

Etymology

It is named in reference to its pattern, intermediate between Atteva fulviguttata and Atteva gemmata.


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