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Niveas

Niveas

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Niveas is a genus of moths in the family Choreutidae.

Distribution

The genus is known from Kenya, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Species

Niveas agassizi Rota, 2013
Niveas kone Rota, 2013

Etymology

The generic name is derived from Latin niveum (meaning snowy) and refers to the speckles of white-tipped scales on the wings of the type species.

References

^ A new genus of metalmark moths (Lepidoptera, Choreutidae) with Afrotropical and Australasian distribution

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Niveas: Brief Summary

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Niveas is a genus of moths in the family Choreutidae.

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