''Atteva zebra'' is a moth of the family

Attevidae ''Atteva'' is a genus of moths in the monotypic family Attevidae. The group has a pantropical distribution; however, the range of at least one species, ''Atteva aurea'', extends into the temperate zone. No consistent hypotheses regarding the rela ...

. It is known only from

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

and Panama. The larvae feed on shoot tips of '' Simarouba amara'' saplings and adult trees. It is more abundant than ''

Atteva pustulella ''Atteva pustulella'' 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, J ...

'', but may be found on the same individual tree with ''A. pustulella'' and an occasional '' Atteva aurea'' in anthropogenic rain forest habitats. It has never been found on ''

Simarouba glauca ''Simarouba glauca'' is a flowering tree that is native to Florida, South America, and the Caribbean. Common names include paradise-tree, dysentery-bark, bitterwood . The tree is well suited for warm, humid, tropical regions. Its cultivation dep ...

''.

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A review of the New World Atteva (Walker) moths (Yponomeutidae, Attevinae)Identity of the ailanthus webworm moth (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae), a complex of two species: evidence from DNA barcoding, morphology and ecology
Attevidae Moths described in 1967 {{Yponomeutoidea-stub