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Luna Moth

Actias luna

Photo by SarahSkeen
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Comments (8)
AshleyL
That one is really green. Did you know Luna moths only live for about one 24 hour day?
Randall Lee
Excellent 'accident'.... superb spotting by the way...
kalpak
What a fantastic spotting!!
SarahSkeen
Thank you! I stumbled upon this one completely by accident....such a pleasant surprise!
NicholeSauve
Very nice! What a beautiful specimen they are.
GregMasteller
Great, saw them growing up every few years, but been ages now. Thanks for the memories!

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