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Olethreutinae, mating - Grapholita fana - male - female
Copyright © 2012 MJ Hatfield

Olethreutinae, mating - Grapholita fana - Male Female
Plymouth Rock, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
July 5, 2011
I know, too many photos. But this and the following photo show some of the way the colors changed given (I assume) the angle the photos were taken, and the direction of light. Especially interesting (to me) is the orange to blue of the wing fringe.

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Olethreutinae, mating - Grapholita fana - male - female Olethreutinae, mating - Grapholita fana - male - female Olethreutinae, mating - Grapholita fana - male - female
Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 7 February, 2012 - 8:00am
Last updated 23 December, 2015 - 7:34am

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