Had a bit of a time following that but am pretty sure you didn't answer the question. How many wild temps have you seen from those localities? Most NJ lineage temps I've seen are orange too but they've also been spotted or striped. I wouldn't assume that most wild NJ temps are like patterned and I'm wondering why you would think most are orange? Not saying they aren’t just wondering if there is any objective reason to think your observation is valid.

This is the thing about locality breeding. Someone catches a few distinctive (better than average color and pattern) and starts a project. After a couple generations of selective breeding (artificial selection) those characteristics are refined and exaggerated and suddenly everyone thinks they know what that local looks like when in fact most have never been there or laid eyes on a wild and typical specimen from the area.
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