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Adela septentrionella - female
Copyright © 2007 John Davis

Adela septentrionella - Female
Dog Mt Trail, Skamania County, Washington, USA
June 1, 2005
Day-flying moth. Many male individuals showing lekking behavior on a variety of different shrubs and herbaceous leaves. The females are much less common and are usually seen on neighboring plants "watching".
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Contributed by John Davis on 11 June, 2007 - 6:26pm
Last updated 20 December, 2009 - 3:59pm

Info Update?
The Info page says the head should be black. Is that and error?
… Steve Nanz, 28 October, 2009 - 5:15am login or register to post comments

 
head color
Thanks for the comment. The Moths of Western North America by Powell and Opler, p 40, states that the orange scales on the head indicate a female in this species.
… John Davis, 28 October, 2009 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

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