Atteva rawlinsi
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Atteva rawlinsi is a moth
of the Yponomeutidae family. It is endemic to the Dominican Republic
.
It is similar Atteva gemmata
, but is considerably larger, with the blackish areas occupied by numerous small, white dots, not forming vertical lines.
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 the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
.
It is similar 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...
, but is considerably larger, with the blackish areas occupied by numerous small, white dots, not forming vertical lines.