Atteva sidereoides
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Atteva sidereoides is a moth
of the Yponomeutidae family. It is endemic to the Dominican Republic
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It is similar Atteva siderea
, but with orange and white marks much reduced. It is easily distinguished from siderea by the white thorax and by lacking both the distal orange band parallel to termen and the white dots on terga.
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...
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It is similar Atteva siderea
Atteva siderea
Atteva siderea is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is endemic to the Dominican Republic.It is similar to Atteva gemmata, but smaller. It is easily distinguished by the white head and by the pair of white dots on each tergum.-External links:...
, but with orange and white marks much reduced. It is easily distinguished from siderea by the white thorax and by lacking both the distal orange band parallel to termen and the white dots on terga.