Atteva niphocosma Turner, 1903 is a animal in the Attevidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Atteva niphocosma Turner, 1903

Atteva niphocosma Turner, 1903

Atteva niphocosma is an Australian moth in the Attevidae family with an approximate 30 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Atteva
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Atteva niphocosma Turner, 1903

Atteva niphocosma Turner, 1903 is a moth species belonging to the family Attevidae. It occurs in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, and northern Western Australia. This moth has an approximate wingspan of 30 mm. Its larvae live together in a silken web they spin among the foliage of Polyscias murrayi, and they pupate in a mostly exposed position within this web.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Attevidae Atteva

More from Attevidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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