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Rainieria antennaepes
Copyright © 2006 Garrett Herth

Rainieria antennaepes
Islip/Heckscher/Camp Office, Suffolk County, New York, USA
August 20, 2006
Size: about 15 mm
One of many insects attracted to the sodium lights. It was pretty active and moved it's legs up and down in an interesting manner. Is this individual male or female?

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Contributed by Garrett Herth on 21 November, 2006 - 7:55pm
Last updated 22 November, 2006 - 8:29pm

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