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Orange/wet Feralia februalis from Sonoma County, CA - Feralia februalis - male
Copyright © 2014 Ken-ichi Ueda

Orange/wet Feralia februalis from Sonoma County, CA - Feralia februalis - Male
Pepperwood Preserve, Sonoma County, California, USA
March 1, 2014
Size: 18 mm
Powell & Opler note, "The green color of adult Feralia specimens changes to yellow or orange when exposed to any moisture" (p. 287). There was intermittent light rain / mist before I took these pics, so: confirmed!

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Orange/wet Feralia februalis from Sonoma County, CA - Feralia februalis - male Orange/wet Feralia februalis from Sonoma County, CA - Feralia februalis - male
Contributed by Ken-ichi Ueda on 5 March, 2014 - 2:27am
Last updated 5 February, 2024 - 11:19am

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