Atteva niphocosma
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Attevidae |
Genus: | Atteva |
Species: | A. niphocosma
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Binomial name | |
Atteva niphocosma Turner, 1903
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Atteva niphocosma is a moth of the family Attevidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and northern Western Australia.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae live communally in a web spun amongst the foliage of Polyscias murrayi and pupate more or less exposed in the web.
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