Taxonomic Information
At least two species of Atteva Walker, 1854 are known from India.
Atteva fabriciella (Swederus, 1787).
Atteva niveigutta Walker, 1854).
Separating these species 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.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Atteva fabriciella - Ailanthus Webworm Moth
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Maharashtra | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
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| Total | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Atteva fabriciella (Swederus, 1787): Ailanthus excelsa (Simaroubaceae), Ailanthus triphysa, Samadera indica (Simaroubaceae), Boswellia serrata (Burseraceae), Cajanus cajan, Acacia sp. (Fabaceae), Santalum album (Santalaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010)
- OD: Phalaena fabriciella Swederus, 1787. Kongl. Svensk. Vet. Ak. Handl. 8:277.
- 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 01 April 2020]
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/633179-Atteva-fabriciella
Page citation
Anonymous 2023. Atteva fabriciella (Swederus, 1787) – Ailanthus Webworm Moth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.50. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/atteva-fabriciella, accessed 2023/05/30.