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Ailanthus Webworm Moth - Atteva aurea
Copyright © 2006 Jason Penney

Ailanthus Webworm Moth - Atteva aurea
Near Asherton, TX, Dimmit County, Texas, USA
November 11, 2006
Size: 1 inch +/-
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Contributed by Jason Penney on 11 November, 2006 - 3:44pm
Last updated 11 November, 2006 - 5:43pm

That would be a nice beetle to find ;-)
That long, nectar-drinking tongue might have discouraged me from calling it a beetle but I've thought things from an entirely different taxonomic class were beetles, so who knows :-)
… Jim McClarin, 11 November, 2006 - 4:37pm login or register to post comments

Moth
Atteva punctella.
Very nice image.
… Beatriz Moisset, 11 November, 2006 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks for the ID, it sure looked like a beetle but now I see it....
… Jason Penney, 11 November, 2006 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Jason Penney, 11 November, 2006 - 3:49pm login or register to post comments

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