Grass-carrying Wasp & Ailanthus Webworm Moth by Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik

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07-AUG-2008	Sandy Spitalnik

Grass-carrying Wasp & Ailanthus Webworm Moth

Turtle Pond, Central Park, NYC

Family Sphecidae (Thread-waisted Wasps)
Genus Isodontia (Grass-carrying Wasps)
Species elegans (Isodontia elegans)

Family Yponomeutidae (Ermine Moths)
Genus Atteva
Species punctella (Ailanthus Webworm Moth - Hodges#2401)

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/640s f/7.1 at 100.0mm iso800 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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coaster		13-Oct-2008 15:24
Fantastic capture. The moth is beautiful.