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Ailanthus webworm moth

Atteva aurea

Photo by MadGrady
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Field Notes

Description:

Orange and white checkered bug

Habitat:

Underneath my front porch light

Species ID Suggestions

Ailanthus webworm moth

Atteva punctella

Comments (4)

I never force anybody to withdraw his/her suggestion ;-)... Reza, your ID is certainly correct! :-) One of the "+" is actually by me... It was just a picky note, that the name "punctella" is outdated: "Explanation of Names Aurea means golden. Former species name punctella is from Latin punct a sting or prick, plus suffix ella small." from bugguide.
So its called by a different name, but its not the wrong Id ? I guess I won't be forced to withdraw my suggestion !
The vaild name for this one is to my knowledge Atteva aurea. http://bugguide.net/node/view/430

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