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Fairy Moth - Adela - male
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Hart

Fairy Moth - Adela - Male
Dungeness Wildlife Refuge (north of Sequim, WA), Clallam County, Washington, USA
May 29, 2007
These Fairy Moths were "swarming" in groups of about five. They would fly upwards a foot or two, then appeared to parachute downward on their antennae.

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Contributed by Stephen Hart on 31 May, 2007 - 1:13pm

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