Atteva rawlinsi

Atteva rawlinsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Attevidae
Genus: Atteva
Species: A. rawlinsi
Binomial name
Atteva rawlinsi
Becker, 2009

Atteva rawlinsi is a moth of the Attevidae family. It is endemic to the Dominican Republic.

It is similar to Atteva gemmata, but is considerably larger, with the blackish areas occupied by numerous small, white dots, not forming vertical lines.

Etymology

It is named in honour of John E. Rawlins, who collected the series of specimens.

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