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Family Attevidae - Tropical Ermine Moths

Colorfull 'bug' on my back door - Atteva aurea

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Yponomeutoidea (Ermine Moths and kin)

Family Attevidae (Tropical Ermine Moths)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Has sometimes been considered a subfamily (Attevinae) of Yponomeutidae; recent analyses have restored it to a full family.

Print References

Sohn et al. 2013. A Molecular Phylogeny for Yponomeutoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Ditrysia) and Its Implications for Classification, Biogeography and the Evolution of Host Plant Use. PLoS One. 8(1): e55066.

Internet References

Wikipedia

Davidson.edu

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 28 March, 2014 - 4:01pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 9 December, 2017 - 6:51pm

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