Atteva pustulella, also known as polilla cigarrito arlequín or little cigarette harlequin moth, is a moth of the family Attevidae. It is found from Costa Rica, where it meets Atteva aurea, southwards to Uruguay and Argentina. It is also present in the Antilles. There are also several reports from Dominica, Jamaica, Haiti and Martinique.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Little Cigarette Harlequin Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Attevidae
- Genus
- Atteva
- Species
- Atteva pustulella
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