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Luna Moth

Actias luna

Description:

Saturniidae family of moths, Lime green with purple, pink, black and white flower-like design . 4.5 inch (114 mm) wingspan

Habitat:

On front sidewalk (after a fierce rainstorm) Early morning. Raindrops still on scattered moth wings.

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3 Comments

AdamBrown
AdamBrown 11 years ago

too bad there's no category for moth forensics

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 years ago

I have no idea! I thought it was my plants at first. It was a really bad storm. Probably the birds ate it! I really wanted to find one too!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Where is the rest?! Hahaha!

Carol Snow Milne
Spotted by
Carol Snow Milne

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on May 30, 2012
Submitted on Jun 12, 2012

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