Taxonomic Information
Atteva Walker, 1854 species that are known from India.
Atteva fabriciella (Swederus, 1787).
Atteva niveigutta Walker, 1854).
Atteva subaurata Durrant, 1900. India: Meghalaya (Cherrapunji), Assam (Margherita), Sikkim.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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Separating Atteva fabriciella (Swederus, 1787) and Atteva niveigutta Walker, 1854) based on external morphology alone is difficult. Most peninsular Indian populations are likely to be Atteva fabriciella (Swederus, 1787).
Sohn & Wu (2013) state that Atteva fabriciella has labial palpi and legs mostly white, and white spots on the wings, small. Atteva niveigutta has labial palpi and legs mostly brown, and white spots on the wings, large.
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Goa | |||||||||||||
| Gujarat | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Meghalaya | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 3 | 2 |
Atteva niveigutta (Walker, 1854): Ailanthus excelsa (Simaroubaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
- Sohn J-C. & C-S. Wu. 2013. A taxonomic review of Attevidae (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea) from China with descriptions of two new species and a revised identity of the Ailanthus webworm moth, Atteva fabriciella, from the Asian tropics. Journal of Insect Science 13:66. Available online: http://www.insectscience.org/13.66. [accessed 08 June 2021]
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Atteva niveigutta Walker, 1854 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.9. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://mothsofindia.org/atteva-niveigutta, accessed 2025/04/24.