| Atteva hysginiella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Attevidae |
| Genus: | Atteva |
| Species: | A. hysginiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Atteva hysginiella (Wallengren, 1861) | |
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Atteva hysginiella is a moth of the family Attevidae. It is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
The larvae feed on Castela galapageia .
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The family Yponomeutidae are known as the ermine moths, with several hundred species, most of them in the tropics. The larvae tend to form communal webs, and some are minor pests in agriculture, forestry, and horticulture. Some of the adults are very attractive. Adult moths are minor pollinators.
The ailanthus webworm is an ermine moth now found commonly in the United States. It was formerly known under the scientific name Atteva punctella. This small, very colorful moth resembles a true bug or beetle when not in flight, but in flight it resembles a wasp.
Attevidae is a family of moths of the Yponomeutoidea superfamily, containing only one genus, Atteva. The group has a pantropical distribution; however, the range of at least one species, Atteva aurea, extends into the temperate zone. No consistent hypotheses regarding the relationships, placement, and ranking of Attevidae have been published, but the prevalent view is that they likely form a monophyletic group within the Yponomeutoidea.
The Lacturidae comprise a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea. Brightly coloured tropical moths, the Lacturidae have been previously placed in the Plutellidae, Yponomeutidae, and Hyponomeutidae.
Yponomeutinae is a subfamily of "micromoths" in the lepidopteran family Yponomeutidae. As their scientific name implies, this is the subfamily containing the type genus of the ermine moths, Yponomeuta. The subfamily has worldwide distribution.
Argyresthia retinella is a species of moth of the family Yponomeutidae.
Atteva pustulella is a moth of the family Attevidae. It is found from Costa Rica, where it meets Atteva aurea, southwards to Uruguay and Argentina. It is also present in the Antilles. There are also several reports from Dominica, Jamaica, Haiti and Martinique.
Atteva zebra is a moth of the family Attevidae. It is known only from Costa Rica and Panama.
Atteva gemmata is a moth of the family Attevidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873 and is endemic to Cuba.
Atteva cosmogona is a moth of the family Attevidae. It is found in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil.
Atteva numeratrix is a moth of the family Attevidae. It is found in Brazil.
Atteva rawlinsi is a moth of the Attevidae family. It is endemic to the Dominican Republic.
Atteva sidereoides is a moth of the Attevidae family. It is endemic to the Dominican Republic.
Atteva intermedia is a moth of the Attevidae family. It is endemic to Antigua.
Atteva zebrina is a moth of the Attevidae family. It is found in Brazil.
Atteva fabriciella, the Ailanthus webworm moth, is a moth of the family Attevidae. It is found in China, India and Sri Lanka. It is considered one of deadliest plant pest on Ailanthus species.
Atteva niveigutta is a moth of the Attevidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, India (Assam), Thailand and possibly China.
Atteva yanguifella is a moth of the Attevidae family. It is found in China (Xizang).