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unknown beetle - Atteva punctella
Copyright © 2007 David Jones

unknown beetle - Atteva punctella
Saalisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
September 5, 2007
Size: 16mm
Can't find this in the guide books I have. Would like to know what it is. Thanks.

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Ailanthus Webworm Moth - Atteva punctella unknown beetle - Atteva punctella
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Contributed by David Jones on 5 September, 2007 - 1:45pm
Last updated 12 September, 2008 - 12:02am

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Mike Boone, 8 January, 2008 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

This is not a beetle,
but a moth. An Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva punctella), to be exact. Check out the Guide page here.
… J.R. Jones, 5 September, 2007 - 1:47pm login or register to post comments

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