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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Yponomeutoidea » Ermine Moths (Yponomeutidae) » Tropical Ermine Moths (Attevinae) » Atteva » Ailanthus Webworm Moth - Hodges#2401 (Atteva punctella)
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ailanthus webworm? - Atteva punctella
Copyright © 2005 Clifford

ailanthus webworm? - Atteva punctella
Richmond, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
July 8, 2005
Size: less than a centimeter
I'm pretty sure this is an ailanthus webworm. Quite a beautiful little creature.
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Contributed by Clifford on 11 July, 2005 - 7:43am
Last updated 11 July, 2005 - 2:50pm

You got it!
Looks right to me. (Atteva punctella for the Latin lovers.)

Jay Cossey
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… Jay Cossey, 11 July, 2005 - 8:12am login or register to post comments

 
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!
You got a 100% on the ID of this beautiful moth! ( Family: Yponomeutidae )
… Brittanie Christina McCormack, 13 July, 2006 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanx!
It's a stunning creature.
… Jay Cossey, 13 July, 2006 - 1:35pm login or register to post comments

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