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24-Aug-2022 Tim Betts

Mystery visitor

Tim saw this insect on our front door. No idea what it is, but I was afraid of having a run-in with it if I went out with my camera ;-).

Thanks to Christine for identifying this as an Ailanthus webworm moth. I never would have imagined it was a moth!

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by PBase are decidedly unsharp.

Sahraa Betts, 2009-2022, posted earlier:

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George McCarten28-Oct-2022 09:01
Great that it caught your eye.
Zoltán Balogh28-Sep-2022 07:47
Wow, really interesting little creature! V
Don Mottershead29-Aug-2022 19:57
Wow, that is a strange one.
Jeff Real27-Aug-2022 13:06
He is one fancy dresser!
You see did a wonderful job here!
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Pierre27-Aug-2022 12:43
Une belle trouvaille de cet insecte aux motifs très spéciaux! V
Nirvan Hope27-Aug-2022 01:38
What a treat to have such a uniquely marked colorful visitor.
Julie Oldfield27-Aug-2022 00:57
A lovely capture of its lovely mosaic markings. V
bill friedlander27-Aug-2022 00:36
Great catch of the amazing patterns. V
Marjan Schavemaker26-Aug-2022 21:14
Amazing creature, excellent capture! V
Nestor Derkach26-Aug-2022 17:22
Nice sharp capture of this amazing wardrobe on this Ailanthus webworm moth.
Nice one Tim you did have to go far.
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François Fauchard26-Aug-2022 12:34
Nice find. Very colorful butterfly.
janescottcumming26-Aug-2022 12:20
That is pretty cool looking. That Christine, she is the one to go to went you want to identify an insect! V
Pierre Martin26-Aug-2022 12:14
superb find and great shot, a never seen for me!
Isabel Cutler26-Aug-2022 11:40
Google Lens IDs it as ailanthus webworm moth. I've seen one a while back. A rare sighting.
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal26-Aug-2022 11:13
Beautiful sharp capture of this colorful insect Tim. V
Fong Lam26-Aug-2022 10:02
Such fascinating patterns and lovely colors.....I'm sure you were happy you caught it on camera......V
Philip P26-Aug-2022 09:51
I love seeing these, but it usually means the end of summer is near!
Long Bach Nguyen26-Aug-2022 04:55
I thought it was a piece of jewelry...great shot
Don26-Aug-2022 04:46
It looks almost like a piece of jewelry with Aboriginal art painted on.
Dennis Hoyne26-Aug-2022 03:46
This is a new one for me. It looks like very carefully painted artwork.
joseantonio26-Aug-2022 03:02
nice capture with lovely colors and details.V.
Nick Paoni26-Aug-2022 03:01
What an interesting insect- nothing I've ever seen before. Love the pattern on the body.
Carl Carbone26-Aug-2022 01:21
Nice find. A nice capture of a pretty moth.
globalgadabout26-Aug-2022 00:51
it looks harmless, and a bit of a dandy too...
Hank Vander Velde26-Aug-2022 00:49
A beautiful insect and most colorful. Well captured too Tim.
larose forest photos26-Aug-2022 00:41
Oh, how pretty! This is an Ailanthus webworm moth. Very nice shot of it too! V