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Luna Moth

Actias Luna

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Field Notes

Description:

Green moth

Notes:

Spotting on cabin window screen

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Comments (4)
HemantKumar
no idea about the ID but it looks beautiful :)
ToriSchulte
I agree! It's beautiful! I always loved those weird looking antennae that kinda look like leaves ^.^
ryancanhelpyou
Thanks! I was pretty pleased with the pic too. It was a gorgeous moth!
ScottRasmussen
That's a lovely Luna moth and a nice picture. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actias_luna

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PublishedJune 28, 2011

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