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Ailanthus Webworm Moth

Atteva aurea

Photo by hombre1958
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Description:

Moth whose caterpillar form creates large webs in the Ailanthus tree. It looks like a beetle due to it's unusual wings, which roll up around it's body when it lands.

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PublishedMay 3, 2011

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