Biology:Atteva wallengreni

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Short description: Species of moth

Atteva wallengreni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Attevidae
Genus: Atteva
Species:
A. wallengreni
Binomial name
Atteva wallengreni
Sohn & Wu, 2013

Atteva wallengreni is a moth of the Attevidae family. It is found in China (Guangdong, Hainan, Hongkong and Shaanxi), Indonesia (Bali), Malaysia (Perak), Thailand and Vietnam.

The length of the forewings is 11–15 mm. The forewings are orange, with 29 to 55 white dots, some (especially submarginal dots) are fused to form a bar-like marking. The hindwings are orange, and semitransparent near to the base.

Etymology

The species is named for Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren, the Swedish entomologist who described this species under the name Amblothridia fabricella.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21252551 entry