Atteva fabriciella

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Atteva fabriciella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Attevidae
Genus: Atteva
Species:
A. fabriciella
Binomial name
Atteva fabriciella
(Swederus, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tinea) fabriciellaSwederus, 1787
  • Atteva bruceaMoore, [1859]
  • Corinea niviguttellaWalker, 1863

Atteva fabriciella, the Ailanthus webworm moth, is a moth of the family Attevidae. It is found in China, [1] India and Sri Lanka. It is considered one of deadliest plant pest on Ailanthus species.

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Reproduction

Females are nocturnal, remained concealed during the day. Small pale green eggs are laid either as single or small groups, usually on young buds and tender leaves. Incubation lasts from 2–3 days according to the season, and emerge 1st instar larva. There are five larval instars, where the larval period may be 13–20 days. Fifth matured larva constructs a loose cocoon and pupates. Color of the pupa changes from orange brown to pale yellow brown. The pupal stage completes after 4–14 days. [2]

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References

  1. Sohn JC, Wu CS (2013). "A taxonomic review of Attevidae (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea) from China with descriptions of two new species and a revised identity of the Ailanthus webworm moth, Atteva fabriciella, from the Asian tropics". J Insect Sci. 13 (66): 1–16. doi:10.1673/031.013.6601. PMC   3740914 . PMID   23905539.
  2. Sen-Sarma, P. K. (2012). Forest Entomology. ISBN   9788131303320 . Retrieved 4 July 2016.