Niveas
Niveas is a genus of moths in the family Choreutidae.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Choreutidae |
Subfamily: | Choreutinae |
Genus: | Niveas Rota, 2013[1] |
Distribution
The genus is known from Kenya, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Species
- Niveas agassizi Rota, 2013
- Niveas kone Rota, 2013
Etymology
The generic name is derived from Latin niveum (meaning snowy) and refers to the speckles of white-tipped scales on the wings of the type species.
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