''Atteva intermedia'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the

Attevidae ''Atteva'' is a genus of moths in the monotypic family Attevidae. The group has a pantropical distribution; however, the range of at least one species, ''Atteva aurea'', extends into the temperate zone. No consistent hypotheses regarding the rela ...

family. It is endemic to

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. This species is an intermediate between '' Atteva fulviguttata'' and '' Atteva gemmata'', 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'' and '' Atteva gemmata''.

External links

A review of the New World Atteva (Walker) moths (Yponomeutidae, Attevinae)
Attevidae Moths described in 2009 {{Yponomeutoidea-stub