Aloha Bug!

August 15, 2015

 

My favorite porchlight bug has returned once again! Ailanthus Webworm Moths (Atteva aurea) are showing up regularly now at our porch light.

 

To me they look like they are wearing a Hawaiian shirt, so I call them "Aloha Bugs, or Hawaiian Shirt Bugs." Sounds much better than "webworm."

 

These moths are a native species that, as larvae, feed on the invasive ailanthus tree ... so its as well behaved as it is dressed!

 

Brewster, Massachusetts - Cape Cod

USA

 

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