Niveas is a genus of moths in the family Choreutidae.
| Niveas | |
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| Niveas agassizi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Choreutidae |
| Subfamily: | Choreutinae |
| Genus: | Niveas Rota, 2013[1] |
Distribution
editThe genus is known from Kenya, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Species
edit- Niveas agassizi Rota, 2013
- Niveas kone Rota, 2013
Etymology
editThe 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
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