Atteva intermedia is a moth

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 endemic to Antigua

Antigua

Antigua , also known as Waladli, is an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region, the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua means "ancient" in Spanish and was named by Christopher Columbus after an icon in Seville Cathedral, Santa Maria de la...

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This species is an intermediate between Atteva fulviguttata

Atteva fulviguttata

Atteva fulviguttata is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is endemic to Jamaica and Hispaniola.It resembles Atteva gemmata and Atteva intermedia, differing from both by lacking the white dots on forewings and terga.-External links:*...

and Atteva gemmata

Atteva gemmata

Atteva gemmata is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is endemic to Cuba.It is very similar to Atteva rawlinsi from Hispaniola but half its size...

, differing from the former by the presence of white dots on forewings and thorax and from the latter by the reduced number of these dots.

Etymology

It is named in reference to its pattern, intermediate between Atteva fulviguttata

Atteva fulviguttata

Atteva fulviguttata is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is endemic to Jamaica and Hispaniola.It resembles Atteva gemmata and Atteva intermedia, differing from both by lacking the white dots on forewings and terga.-External links:*...

and Atteva gemmata

Atteva gemmata

Atteva gemmata is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is endemic to Cuba.It is very similar to Atteva rawlinsi from Hispaniola but half its size...

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External links

• A review of the New World Atteva (Walker) moths (Yponomeutidae, Attevinae)