Atteva rawlinsi
Atteva rawlinsi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Attevidae |
Genus: | Atteva |
Species: | A. rawlinsi
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Binomial name | |
Atteva rawlinsi Becker, 2009
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Atteva rawlinsi is a moth of the Attevidae 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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Categories:
- Attevidae
- Endemic fauna of the Dominican Republic
- Insects of the Dominican Republic
- Moths described in 2009
- Yponomeutoidea stubs