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Ailanthus Webworm Moth - Hodges#2401 (Atteva aurea)
Photo#677315
Copyright © 2012
loriquaid
Orange, white and black bug on milkweed -
Atteva aurea
Westerville -- Inniswood Metro Garden, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
July 20, 2012
Size: 0.5 inch
The only one I saw on the milkweeds.
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Contributed by
loriquaid
on 20 July, 2012 - 11:00pm
Last updated 21 July, 2012 - 4:19am
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This excellent, pefectly posed photo is a most welcomed addition to the Bug Guide collection. Thank you.
Robert
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 21 July, 2012 - 4:19am
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A moth :)
Ailanthus Webworm Moth (
Atteva aurea
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Ron M.
, 20 July, 2012 - 11:01pm
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What a surprise!
I was under the impression that all moths have fuzzy antennae! And I would never have guessed that moth wings were hidden underneath its ... hard wings? I'm missing the appropriate vocabulary.
Anyway, thanks!
Lori
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loriquaid
, 20 July, 2012 - 11:07pm
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