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RE: Moth to ID please

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Posted by: pilonm at Sat Apr 3 10:22:06 2010  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by pilonm ]  
   

Hello,

You found a wonderful Luna moth (Actias luna). So this is not mouths but moons on the wings

The male doesn't feed and stays alive for around a week only (time to find a female!).

You can compare it with the one I photographed last year on my website (click on "Papillon lune".

http://parcours.pilonm.org/insectes/saturniidae.htm

Cheers,

Michel
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Quebec, Canada

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