Atteva niphocosma

Atteva niphocosma is a moth of the family Attevidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and northern Western Australia.

Atteva niphocosma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Attevidae
Genus:
Atteva
Species:
A. niphocosma
Binomial name
Atteva niphocosma
Turner, 1903
Synonyms
  • Atteva myriastra Meyrick, 1907

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae live communally in a web spun amongst the foliage of Polyscias murrayi and pupate more or less exposed in the web.


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