Atteva siderea

Atteva siderea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Atteva
Species: A. siderea
Binomial name
Atteva siderea
(Walsingham, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Oeta siderea Walsingham, 1892

Atteva siderea is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is endemic to the Dominican Republic.

It is similar to Atteva gemmata, but smaller. It is easily distinguished by the white head and by the pair of white dots on each tergum.

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