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Photo#30912
Newly emerged firefly already with a mite attached - Ellychnia corrusca

Newly emerged firefly already with a mite attached - Ellychnia corrusca
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
September 7, 2005

Moved
Moved from Fireflies.

Ellychnia corrusca
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Wow!
What a find! Did you take a series of shots as the wings were hardening?

 
Only one shot
It was after sunset, and I still had to get out of the woods, so this was it. If I find another, I'll have to get all the shots.

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