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Ailanthus Webworm Moth
Jul 22, 2021 20:19:37   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
This is a Ailanthus Webworm Moth that I captured by porch light and staged for a focus stacking session. These moths often look like tiny brightly colored flower due to their patterns.

Their larvae are slender and brownish with lengthwise stripes and sparse, straight, medium-length hairs. They live communally in webs in Ailanthus Trees. The larvae live in clusters of silky webs and they eat the leaves of the these trees.

The Ailanthus Tree might be the most dangerous invasive exotic plant to the native North American ecosystem. Once it becomes established, it takes over, crowding out all other species. Unfortunately the caterpillars do not do lasting damage to the trees.


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Jul 22, 2021 21:45:52   #
Quixdraw Loc: x
 
Remarkable yet again!

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Jul 23, 2021 09:06:59   #
ecobin Loc: Paoli, PA
 
Excellent!

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Jul 23, 2021 10:01:43   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
quixdraw wrote:
Remarkable yet again!


Thanks, Quixdraw. I appreciate your viewing and feedback.

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Jul 23, 2021 10:04:43   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
ecobin wrote:
Excellent!


Thanks for the reply, Elliott.

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Jul 23, 2021 12:12:48   #
willaim Loc: Sunny Southern California
 
WOW! Sharp and colorful just like your previous one.

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Jul 24, 2021 00:49:47   #
dsturr
 
sippyjug104 wrote:
This is a Ailanthus Webworm Moth that I captured by porch light and staged for a focus stacking session. These moths often look like tiny brightly colored flower due to their patterns.

Their larvae are slender and brownish with lengthwise stripes and sparse, straight, medium-length hairs. They live communally in webs in Ailanthus Trees. The larvae live in clusters of silky webs and they eat the leaves of the these trees.

The Ailanthus Tree might be the most dangerous invasive exotic plant to the native North American ecosystem. Once it becomes established, it takes over, crowding out all other species. Unfortunately the caterpillars do not do lasting damage to the trees.
This is a Ailanthus Webworm Moth that I captured b... (show quote)


Great shot.

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Jul 24, 2021 12:26:22   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
willaim wrote:
WOW! Sharp and colorful just like your previous one.


Thanks for dropping by.

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Jul 24, 2021 12:26:37   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
dsturr wrote:
Great shot.


Thanks ever so much.

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