Moth Photographers Group – Atteva aurea

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Attevidae

360211.00 – 2401 – Atteva aurea (Fitch, 1856) – Ailanthus Webworm

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Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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 Data System (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
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 Moths of North Dakota.
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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.