Atteva rawlinsi

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

Atteva rawlinsi
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A. rawlinsi
Binomial name
Atteva rawlinsi
Becker, 2009

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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