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Luna Moth

Actias luna

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Description:

luna moths at a moth light trap sheet. Summer 2010

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Comments (15)

Why are they called luna moths? Do they glow at night?
Congratulations! These beauties have been featured in the Project Noah blog today! http://blog.projectnoah.org/
Thanks for letting me use your beautiful photo as the mission's icon. I will now change it to another moth.
Thanks!! Do you mind if I use this as the mission's icon for a week?
We have been using an ordinary, white bedsheet strapped up between two trees or two poles places in the ground. Then we have a mercury light and a blacklight shining on the sheet and the moths just come flying, so to speak. In my experience of doing this 3 summers in Ontario, the luna's fly in june-july and come out earlier on in the night. I would check moth lights from sunset till sunrise, and the luna's were always the one first out by the lights. Hope it helps. :)
Please add to mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8840485
great example of camouflage !

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