#Apatelodidae

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Bug of the Day

Happy New Year everyone! May your 2024 be better than your 2023.

(The Angel, Olceclostera angelica)

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Silkworm Moth, Quentalia sp., Bombycidae by Andreas Kay Via Flickr: from Ecuador: www.youtube.com/AndreasKay

[luispinango1992]

Polilla (Apatelodes sp. Lepidoptera: Apatelodidae) #entomología #entomologist #entomology #polilla #lepidoptera #biodiversidad #biodiversity #venezuela #aragua #zoologia #entomology #agroentomologist #apatelodidae #apatalodes (en La Peñita, Aragua, Venezuela) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch3Ady6OlDL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Shag-carpet caterpillar, Prothysana felderi by Ecuador Megadiverso from Ecuador: www.youtube.com/AndreasKay https://flic.kr/p/2ejz4Bc

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Caterpillar of the Spotted Apatelodes Moth (Apatelodes torrefacta) feeding on Yaupon Holly, family Apatelodidae, Armand bayou Nature Center, Pasadena, TX, USA

photograph by Paxon Kale

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American Silkworm Moth, Apatelodidae by Andreas Kay Via Flickr: from Reserva Ecológica Tamandua, Ecuador: www.yanacocharescue.org/tamandua-ecologic-reserve, additional photos at www.flickr.com/andreaskay/sets/72157671181153332

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Apatalodes torrefacta - Spotted Apatalodes Moth

 (Bombycidae or Apatelodidae family depending)

This is probably my favorite image of this moth that I’ve taken.

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Bug of the Day

Was a weirdly quiet night at the lights the other night - hot all day, pre-storm, barometric pressure physically palpable, but then I found this big boi in a corner of my porch usually reserved for spiders (and things that the spiders have eaten). This is a spotted Apatelodes moth, Apatelodes torrefacta, and I have not seen one in my yard since 2018. Very cool. These moths used to be in the silkworm family (Bombycidae) but have been separated out into their own "American" silkmoth family, Apatelodidae.

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Bug of the Day

The luxuriously floofy caterpillar of the Spotted Apatelodes (Apatelodes torrefacta), dining on meadowsweet out in the woods earlier this week.

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Bug of the Day

This funky-looking moth, the Spotted Apatelodes (Apatelodes torrefacta), is in the American silkworm moth family. You cannot really tell from this photo, but those “white” patches on the apex of each forewing are actually see-through. Very cool.

Happy National Moth Week!

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Silkworm Moth, Quentalia lapanensis? Bombycidae by Andreas Kay Via Flickr: from Ecuador: www.youtube.com/AndreasKay

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Silkworm Moth, Bombycidae by Andreas Kay Via Flickr: from Ecuador: www.youtube.com/AndreasKay

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Shag-carpet caterpillar, Prothysana felderi by Andreas Kay Via Flickr: from Ecuador: www.youtube.com/AndreasKay

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Shag-carpet caterpillar, Tarchon felderi, Bombycidae by Andreas Kay Via Flickr: watch my VIDEO at rumble.com/v58rb5 from Ecuador: www.flickr.com/andreaskay/albums

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Silkworm Moth, Bombycidae by Andreas Kay Via Flickr: from Ecuador: www.flickr.com/andreaskay/albums

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Silkworm Moth, Colla rhodope, Bombycidae by Andreas Kay Via Flickr: from Ecuador: www.flickr.com/andreaskay/albums