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Luna Moth Image 1 - Actias luna - male

Luna Moth Image 1 - Actias luna - Male
South Bexar County, Bexar County, Texas, USA
May 24, 2007
Size: about 4" x 5"
This beauty came into my open ended shop about 4 AM one morning this spring. She was attracted by the overhead shop lights and only hung around long enough for me to get a few photos. Any ID assistance would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Gary

Images of this individual: tag all
Luna Moth Image 1 - Actias luna - male Luna Moth Image 2 - Actias luna - male Luna Moth Image 3 - Actias luna - male Luna Moth Image 3 Zoom - Actias luna - male

Wonderful specimen of a male from
what is commonly known as the Luna Moth - Actias luna. I have also had the rare priviledge of capturing one of these during a summer camp-out in Virginia many years ago. Marvelous creatures.

More examples here: http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Luna+Moth

 
Thanks for the speedy reply
Sweet . . . thanks Keith . . . I'll have a look at the additional images in the link you provided.

I'll move these over to the guide page and change the titles asap. Alsao, I took several more photos of this one, so if they are needed in the guide page, just let me know.

 
Yet another Saturnidae
I never tire of seeing this magnificent beast.
They are plenty in Quebec. In one particularly active night, i saw more than 50 in the exact same spot ( UV trap).
A quick look at the antenae give me absolute certitude that this one was a male. Anyway, that late at night i would have said male without any pictures at all, since the femalle tend to fly much earlier in the night, very close to sunset habitually.
This is no perfect rule and you may find female at other time too, but let's say that a Luna seen after midnight is very likely to be a male.

 
Interesting . . .
I'll have to keep on the look out for some females in this area as well.

Thanks for the comments.

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