Atteva rawlinsi
| Atteva rawlinsi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Genus: | Atteva |
| Species: | A. rawlinsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Atteva rawlinsi Becker, 2009 | |
Atteva rawlinsi is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is endemic to the Dominican Republic.
It is similar to Atteva gemmata, but is considerably larger, with the blackish areas occupied by numerous small, white dots, not forming vertical lines.
Etymology
It is named in honour of John E. Rawlins, who collected the series of specimens.
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