Ailanthus webworm
（重定向自Ailanthus moth）
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![Ailanthus webworm in Ailanthus altissima tree](/Images/godic/202412/20/Ailanthus_webworm_in_Ailanthus_altissima_tree3100.jpg")
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![Image taken in Maryland at the Imagination Stage](/Images/godic/202412/20/Ailanthus_webworm_moth3101.jpg")
The ailanthus webworm, Atteva aurea, is an ermine moth now found commonly in the United States. It was formerly known under the scientific name Atteva punctella (see Taxonomy section). This small but very colorful moth resembles a true bug or beetle when not in flight, but in flight it resembles a wasp.