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Subject: Hawaii 5...O Need an ID Check for this BUGGER

L8RDAZE opened this issue on Aug 26, 2005 · 4 posts
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L8RDAZE ( ) posted Fri, 26 August 2005 at 7:06 AM · edited Mon, 02 December 2024 at 4:14 AM

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Soooo!

Discovered a whole bunch of these critters the other day! They look waay out of place here in New Jersey. With that Hawaian Shirt paintjob, seems they should be hangin out in a more tropical climate!

Anyways...I've narrowed it down to some type of milkweed bug...can't get an exact match though!

Calling all bugologists! Need some assistance!

10-4

L8r!
Joe

Message edited on: 08/26/2005 07:08





Erlik ( ) posted Fri, 26 August 2005 at 12:37 PM

It's a bug. :-) There's tons of such critters around here and I know just a couple of them. BTW, you never said whether it's hard-shelled or soft-winged. It's difficult to tell from the photo. I'd guess soft winged. BTW2, this summer I saw a rhino-bug. with just one horn on the top of the snout. It was something like three inches long and incredibly strong for its size. When I returned with my camera, it was gone. And I hadn't had anything to cover it and keep it in place. :-(

-- erlik

tasquah ( ) posted Sat, 27 August 2005 at 2:17 PM

What ever it is you took a great photo it Joe.

Enmos ( ) posted Sat, 27 August 2005 at 5:49 PM · edited Sat, 27 August 2005 at 5:51 PM

Hiya Joe,
i found it for ya, its not a milkweed bug but a type of moth. Its a Ailanthus Webworm, Atteva punctella.
Look here: image+info :D
Or here: images. These were actually shot in New Jersey ;o)
You were right about them looking out of place, it appears they are originally from Florida. Very cool shot btw !! Excellent work there !! :o)

Have a great day,
Jeroen

Message edited on: 08/27/2005 17:51

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