Subject: mystery bug
Geographic location of the bug: coastal Connecticut, USA
Date: 09/19/2021
Time: 09:19 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: Please help me identify this beautiful winged insect. It was resting on the wall of a beach locker room in Riverside, CT in August.
How you want your letter signed: Gideon
Ailanthus Webworm Moth
Dear Gideon,
This pretty Ermine Moth is an Ailanthus Webworm Moth, a native species whose caterpillars have adapted to feeding on the leaves of the invasive Tree of Heaven.
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