I found this gorgeous, large, and unfortunately very dead moth outside my front door yesterday. Anyone know what sort of moth it is? It's a really beautiful light green with a fluffy white body and brown-yellow accent colors. I especially love the feathery antennae. Its wingspan might be about 5-6 inches across.
UPDATE (from Little Max): It's a Luna Moth! Wikipedia says the adult stage of the Actias luna lasts only 7 days and they emerge from the pupa solely to mate (adults have no mouth—all their eating was done as a caterpillar).
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'ts a Luna Moth! They're gorgeous!
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So you're born, you mate, then you die? Lucky.
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you get these around where you are. If you have a white sheet and throw it over a black light, you may be able to attract them (and hundreds of other critters) at night.
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