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Luna Moth

Luna Moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Saturniidae
Genus:Actias
Species:luna

The Luna Moth (Actias luna) is a large lime-green saturniid moth found in North America from east of the Great Plains in the United States to northern Mexico and from Ontario eastward through central Quebec to Nova Scotia in Canada.

The Luna moth has a wingspan of between 8-11.5 cm with long, tapering hindwings. Although rarely spotted due to their brief (1 week) adult lives, Luna moths are considered common.