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Luna Moth



         


Luna Moth
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Subkingdom:Metazoa
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Hexapoda
Class:Insecta
Subclass:Pterygota
Infraclass:Neoptera
Superorder:Endopterygota
Order:Lepidoptera
SuborderDitrysia
Division:Saturniidae
Subfamily:Binomial name

Actias luna
Linnaeus 1758


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.

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