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I realize we’ve always done inanimate objects for ‘What Is It’ in the past but I saw this monster Moth last night and it was impressive. I’ve seen moths almost this big but not quite this big, it was at least 5” across and I’ve never seen a moth with this coloring in Indiana. Always browns never any green like this. SO any online searchers prepared to find out:
What [Kind Of Moth] Is It?
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Conan the very creepy moth?
I know. :)
So do eye...
Know what?
The moth is still there(3 days later), evidently it died, which explains why I was able to get so close to it to take the pictures.
It is a Luna moth [Actias luna]
A Wild Silk Moth/GIantSilkworm Moth: Adults are very strong fliers and are attracted to lights. Mating takes place after midnight, and egg-laying begins that evening. Females lay eggs in small groups or singly on both surfaces of host plant leaves. The eggs hatch in about one week and the caterpillars are sedentary and solitary feeders. Leaves and silk are used to spin papery brown cocoons in litter under the host plant.
Habitat: Deciduous hardwood forests. (Explain why I've never seen one, what is it doing in my apartment complex I don't know)
Range: Common. Nova Scotia west to Saskatchewan and eastern North Dakota (includes Indiana); south to central Florida, the Gulf Coast, and eastern Texas.
The luna moth, Actias luna (Linnaeus), is arguably our most beautiful moth. Examples of its popularity include its appearance on a first class U.S. postage stamp issued in 1987; its selection to grace the front cover of A Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America (Covell 2005); and the use of an animated luna moth in the current (2007) television commercials for the sleep aid Lunesta.
source: http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/moths/luna_moth.htm
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3292
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