North American Luna Moth

Actias luna

Summary 2

Actias luna, the luna moth, is a lime-green, Nearctic Saturniid moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae. It has a wingspan of up to 114 mm (4.5 in), making it one of the largest moths in North America.

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  1. (c) Patrick Randall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/animaliaproject/6521275479/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_moth

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