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09-SEP-2006	Sayer

This bug resembles a monarch butterly other than the lack of large wings.

Canon EOS 350D ,Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro
1/200s f/13.0 at 105.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

Guest		21-Aug-2007 23:14
we have one in captivity and would like to know what area of the world the bug comes from

Guest		13-Jul-2007 21:48
What you have there is the Ailanthus Webworm Moth, Atteva punctella. http://bugguide.net/node/view/430 Nice close-ups, Sayer, esp. the white leafhopper.

Creighton		06-Mar-2007 06:10
It is a Ailanthus Webworm Moth. Nice pictures

Guest		11-Sep-2006 03:29
It's a beauty, reguardless of spiecies.

Guest		10-Sep-2006 21:01
Perhaps its a day-flying moth?

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