Atteva fabriciella

Ailanthus webworm moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Attevidae
Genus:	Atteva
Species:	A. fabriciella
Binomial name
	Atteva fabriciella; (Swederus, 1787)
Synonyms
	Phalaena (Tinea) fabriciella Swederus, 1787; Atteva brucea Moore, [1859]; Corinea niviguttella Walker, 1863;

Atteva fabriciella, the Ailanthus webworm moth, is a species of moth in the family Attevidae. It is found in China,¹ India and Sri Lanka. It is considered one of deadliest plant pests on Ailanthus species.

Reproduction

Females are nocturnal, remained concealed during the day. Small pale green eggs are laid either as single or small groups, usually on young buds and tender leaves. Incubation lasts from 2–3 days according to the season, and emerge 1st instar larva. There are five larval instars, where the larval period may be 13–20 days. Fifth matured larva constructs a loose cocoon and pupates. Color of the pupa changes from orange brown to pale yellow brown. The pupal stage completes after 4–14 days.²

References

Sohn JC, Wu CS (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". J Insect Sci. 13 (66): 1–16. doi:10.1673/031.013.6601. PMC 3740914. PMID 23905539.
Sen-Sarma, P. K. (2012). Forest Entomology. ISBN 9788131303320. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

External links

A review of the New World Atteva (Walker) moths (Yponomeutidae, Attevinae)

[1] Sohn JC, Wu CS (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". J Insect Sci. 13 (66): 1–16. doi:10.1673/031.013.6601. PMC 3740914. PMID 23905539.

[2] Sen-Sarma, P. K. (2012). Forest Entomology. ISBN 9788131303320. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

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