Atteva gemmata

(Atteva gemmata)

Description

Atteva gemmata is a moth of the family Attevidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873 and is endemic to Cuba. It is very similar to Atteva rawlinsi from Hispaniola but half its size. In Atteva gemmata the dots are reduced in number and connected to each other forming small, vertical, white lines.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Yponomeutidae
Genus:Atteva
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