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Ocean spray fairy moth there were about 5 of these flitting around each other, battling for ? territory maybe? Adela septentrionella,Geotagged,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Ocean spray fairy moth

there were about 5 of these flitting around each other, battling for ? territory maybe?

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    Ferdy Christant
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    The segment on reproduction in the Wikipedia text seem to confirm your theory:
    https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/34849/ocean-spray-fairy-moth.html     Posted 2 years ago

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The Ocean Spray Fairy Moth

"Adela septentrionella" is a moth of the family Adelidae or "fairy longhorn moths". It was described by Walsingham in 1880. It is widespread from southern British Columbia and north-western Idaho to the Transverse Range in southern California.

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Uploaded Jun 3, 2023. Captured Jun 1, 2023 13:54 in 32054 58th Ave S, Auburn, WA 98001, USA.
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  • f/11.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO800
  • 80mm

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