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Actias luna
Actias luna, commonly known as the Luna Moth, is a lime-green, Nearctic Saturniid moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae. It has a wingspan of up to 4.5 inches, making it one of the largest moths in North America.
Found this big guy on my garage door one morning.
Spotted on Jun 24, 2012
Submitted on Sep 10, 2012
4 Comments
Thank you. It has been a while since I have seen one.
Welcome to Project Noah, zander.ahh. Lovely moth.
Thank you. :)
Wonderful moth for your very first spot. Awesome!