I happen to notice this bug in my sons bed while he was sleeping. It was crawling around underneath his arm. It appears to possibly have wings as it was kind of fluttering them but it never actually took off to fly. I stuck it in a little container and this was the best shot I could get of it. It's a bit of a sluggish mover but seemed like it was trying to nest in where it was at.
We live out in the country area and since the farmers have been cutting down crops, all sorts of weird stuff has been showing up around my house.
Would anyone know if this bug is a biter as well?
Weird Bug In Kids Bed
At first glance it would seem a Tuta absoluta but to affirm it would be a gamble. The image is too small and fuzzy even if I tried to enlarge it.
Definitely NOT Tuta absoluta, a species that does not occur in North America. It's a plant-feeding insect of some kind; definitely not dangerous to humans. Need a clearer close-up image for a positive i.d. Suggest placing it in a refrigerator for n hour or so to keep it still enough to photograph.
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