See this lovely Moon moth quivering in preparation for its first flight and then taking off. This was a new born Luna moth that we found basking in the sunlight to dry its wings in the daytime and then the next night it flew off!
A Luna moth or a Moon moth is a Saturniid or a member of the Saturniidae family which is the group or the family of the largest moths in the world. This includes Atlas moths which are the largest moths in the world. They are normally 115 millimeters or 4.5 inches in length.
Moon moths are the second largest moths in the world after Atlas moths.
Luna moths are lovely creatures. The Indian moon moth is florescent green and has four pinkish eye spots on each wing.
They are approximately 75mm to 105mm or nine centimeters.
The Latin name for Luna moths is Actius Luna.
There are many types of Moon moths. There is an Indian moon moth (Actius selelne), African Moon moth (Argema mimosae), Spanish Moon moth (Graellsia isabellae), Japanese Moon moth (Actias gnoma), American Moon moth, (Actius Luna), Malaysian Moon moth, (Actias maenas), Chinese Moon moth (Actias dubernadi) and the Madagascan Moon moth (Argema mittrei)
The Indian Moon Moth or Indian Luna Moth (Actias selene) is a species of Saturniid moth from Asia. This species is popular among amateur entomologists and is often reared from eggs or cocoons that are available from commercial sources. They are also known to fly mainly at night.
This moth is quite widespread, found from India to Japan and then south into Nepal, Ceylon, Borneo, and other islands in eastern Asia. Many subspecies live in Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Philippines, Russia, China, Java, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, and Borneo.
Male: Head, thorax, and abdomen white; palpi pink, prothorax with a dark pink band; legs pink. Fore wing very pale green, white at base; a dark pink costal fascia, darkest along subcostal vein: an outwardly-oblique pale yellow antemedial line ; two inwardly-oblique slightly curved submarginal lines; a pale yellow marginal band; a dark red-brown lunule at end of cell, with a grey line on it, bounding inwardly a round ochreous spot with pinkish centre. Hind wing similar to the fore wing ; the central portion of the tail pinkish. Female: The outer margin less excised and waved; the yellow markings less developed; the antemedial line of fore wing nearer the base., and that on hind wing absent; the tail less pink
Source : Wikipedia
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