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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ermine Moths and kin (Yponomeutoidea) » Tropical Ermine Moths (Attevidae) » Atteva » Ailanthus Webworm Moth - Hodges#2401 (Atteva aurea)
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Ailanthus Webworm - Atteva aurea
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Schueman

Ailanthus Webworm - Atteva aurea
Pasadena, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
August 18, 2007
Size: ~30mm
I have two mature Ailanthus altissima trees in my backyard. The caterpillars seem to prefer the young trees that grow as suckers from the roots of the mature trees, as I don't see any webs in the mature trees. This is an image of a few individuals on one small tree. I believe the lighter ones are freshly molted and haven't darkened up yet.

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Contributed by Stephen Schueman on 19 August, 2007 - 11:03am
Last updated 20 August, 2010 - 10:09am

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