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.
Spilosoma lubricipeda, the white ermine, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found throughout the temperate belt of Eurasia from Europe through Kazakhstan and southern Siberia to Amur Region, China, Korea and Japan. In China several sibling species occur.
Atteva albiguttata is a moth of the family Attevidae. It is found in Australia.
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.
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 hysginiella is a moth of the family Attevidae. It is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
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 fulviguttata is a moth of the family Attevidae. It is endemic to Jamaica and Hispaniola.
Atteva flavivitta is a moth of the family Attevidae. It is only known from Isla Margarita in Venezuela.
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).
