What kind of ( bug?) Is this?

KaiBee

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Feb 23, 2019
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Toms River, NJ
Pool Size
17500
Surface
Vinyl
Chlorine
Salt Water Generator
SWG Type
Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
This was in the pool today. I don't know what it is so it freaked me out. I wouldn't scoop it out because it attached to my net when it got near when I thought it was dead. I dont know if it bites, stings, is poisonous or what! Left him in the pool. Yuck! It was brown on one side and black with silver stripes at bottom of other side. Reminds me of a teeny tiny bird with the wings.
 

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The white stripes remind me of the 24 hour non sleeping hornets that we got before the murder hornets. But I'm with Lorri its probably just a moth. A North Eastern Makethemisterdoit moth.

Also hey :wave:
 
Update...yes it was a moth. It looked so big and scary to me lol! I did scoop it out and it was still moving but I didn't check today to see. And I found my first dead mouse in the skimmer! Fun times.
 

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The white stripes remind me of the 24 hour non sleeping hornets that we got before the murder hornets. But I'm with Lorri its probably just a moth. A North Eastern Makethemisterdoit moth.

Also hey :wave:
Hey!!! I was definitely freaking out that it was some kind if venomous, biting/stinging bug that we've never seen before! 🤣🤦🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️
 
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