Atteva yanguifella

Atteva yanguifella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Attevidae
Genus:	Atteva
Species:	A. yanguifella
Binomial name
	Atteva yanguifella; Sohn & Wu, 2013

Atteva yanguifella is a moth of the Attevidae family. It is found in China (Xizang).

The length of the forewings is 13.5-17.5 mm. The forewings are orange to orange-brown with 25 to 35 white markings scattered throughout. The hindwings are orange.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Yanguifei, one of the four legendary beauties in Chinese history, and refers to the beautiful coloration of the species.[1]

References

Sohn JC, Wu CS. (2013). "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". J Insect Sci. 13 (66): 66. doi:10.1673/031.013.6601. PMC 3740914. PMID 23905539. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[1] Sohn JC, Wu CS. (2013). "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". J Insect Sci. 13 (66): 66. doi:10.1673/031.013.6601. PMC 3740914. PMID 23905539. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.