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Iridescent Strobisia Moth (Strobisia iridipennella) Moth twirling/spinning around very quickly on a leaf surface at the edge of a dense mixed forest. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81562/iridescent_strobisia_moth_strobisia_iridipennella.html" title="Iridescent Strobisia Moth (Strobisia iridipennella)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/81562_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=RX9faZuMNXfY6j8yP99yUjNCbYg%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Iridescent Strobisia Moth (Strobisia iridipennella) Moth twirling/spinning around very quickly on a leaf surface at the edge of a dense mixed forest. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81563/iridescent_strobisia_moth_strobisia_iridipennella.html Geotagged,Strobisia iridipennella,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Strobisia iridipennella,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Iridescent Strobisia Moth (Strobisia iridipennella)

Moth twirling/spinning around very quickly on a leaf surface at the edge of a dense mixed forest.

Iridescent Strobisia Moth (Strobisia iridipennella) Moth twirling/spinning around very quickly on a leaf surface at the edge of a dense mixed forest. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81563/iridescent_strobisia_moth_strobisia_iridipennella.html Geotagged,Strobisia iridipennella,Summer,United States

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The Iridescent strobisia moth

''Strobisia iridipennella'', the iridescent strobisia moth, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New York to Florida, west to Texas and Illinois, south to Mexico.

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are dark brown to blackish with three iridescent-blue streaks evenly spaced along the costa, projecting at right angles toward the middle of the wing. Another blue.. more

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Jul 9, 2019. Captured Jun 25, 2019 22:16 in 234 Oakman Rd NE, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/5.6
  • 1/181s
  • ISO500
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.