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Attevidae
36a0034 – 2401   Atteva aurea (Fitch, 1856)
             Ailanthus Webworm

© Ken Childs
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • aurea Fitch 1856 (Deiopeia)
  • compta Clemens 1861 (Poeciloptera)
  • edithella Busck 1908 (Atteva)
  • ergatica Walsingham 1914 (Atteva)
  • exquisita Busck 1912 (Atteva)
  • floridana Neumoegen 1891 (Oeta)
  • microsticta Walsingham 1914 (Atteva)
  • punctella of authors not Stoll, in: Cramer [1782] (Phalaena)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Atteva aurea (Fitch, 1856) includes as a synonym Atteva punctella of authors; (not Stoll, 1782); A. floridana is returned to synonymy of aurea, ZooKeys, 46: 41-60.
    (Atteva punctella, a species not found north of Central America, is a homonym of Phalaena punctella Linnaeus, 1761, and is replaced by pustulella (Fabricius), ZooKeys, 46: 41-60)
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Becker, V.O., 2009. A review of the New World Atteva Walker moths (Yponomeutidae, Attevinae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 53(3): 349-355.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 10.42m; p. 105. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
    • Wilson, J., J.-F. Landry, D. Janzen, W. Hallwachs, V. Nazari, M. Hajibabaei & P. Hebert, 2010. Identity of the ailanthus webworm moth (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae), a complex of two species: evidence from DNA barcoding, morphology and ecology. ZooKeys, 46: 41-60.
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