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Ailanthus Webworm Moth - Hodges#2401 (Atteva aurea)
Photo#306604
Copyright © 2009
Robert Wolfe
Beetle? -
Atteva aurea
Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
September 19, 2007
Size: ~1cm
On Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)
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Contributed by
Robert Wolfe
on 19 July, 2009 - 10:36am
Last updated 23 July, 2009 - 5:26pm
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Lynette Elliott
, 23 July, 2009 - 5:26pm
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John Stanard
, 19 July, 2009 - 10:38am
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Thanks.
Thank you for the quick ID.
I need to learn to look more with my eyes and less with my camera, I think.
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Robert Wolfe
, 19 July, 2009 - 2:48pm
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easy mistake to make
Ermine moths do look an awful lot like beetles - I don't know if there's a survival benefit to it, or if it's just a coincidence. The caterpillars are usually drab and make large webs in the foodplant - they look even less like the adults than most lepidoptera!
My camera can pick up details that my eye can't, so I do use it whenever possible, especially if the subject is about to zoom away. Once I know what the critter is, it's even more fun to watch it in the wild!
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Abigail Parker
, 19 July, 2009 - 4:39pm
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