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Associated observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea)

Observer

muir

Date

August 7, 2011 09:36 AM EDT

Description

Beautiful small moth. In milkweed.

From wiki: "The Ailanthus webworm is thought to be native to South Florida and the American tropics (south to Costa Rica), habitat to its original larval host plants, the Paradise Tree (Simarouba glauca) and Simarouba amara. Another tree called Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima), originally from China, has been widely introduced and Atteva aurea has jumped to this new host plant (giving it its common name, Ailanthus webworm)."

Formerly Atteva punctella.

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