Atteva flavivitta
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Atteva flavivitta is a moth
of the Yponomeutidae family. It is only known from the Island of Margarita in Venezuela
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The blackish forewings with the long, slender yellowish central band make this species readily distinguished from all others in the New World.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Yponomeutidae family. It is only known from the Island of Margarita in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
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The blackish forewings with the long, slender yellowish central band make this species readily distinguished from all others in the New World.