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ailanthus webworm

Atteva aurea

Description:

Tropical moth resembles a beetle when landed and a wasp in flight. Ermine Moth family.

Habitat:

"thought to be native to South Florida and the American tropics"

Notes:

Found squished in a stack of papers. Not sure where it came from or how it got there.

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momsavang
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momsavang

Georgia, USA

Spotted on Jul 25, 2016
Submitted on Jul 25, 2016

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