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Early Luna - Actias luna - female
Copyright © 2009 Ben Van Allen

Early Luna - Actias luna - Female
VCU Rice Center, Charles City County, Virginia, USA
May 8, 2009
A Luna moth just after emerging from the cocoon. It started on the ground, but it was moved onto this branch since people were walking around. At a forest edge.

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Early Luna - Actias luna - female A few minutes later - Actias luna - female Another 15 minutes - Actias luna - female Another hour and a half - Actias luna - female Antennae Detail - Actias luna - female
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Contributed by Ben Van Allen on 9 May, 2009 - 12:08am
Last updated 10 May, 2009 - 3:48pm

nice photos
Very nice photo series. Watching a luna inflate its wings is an amazing experience, gets me every time.

By the way, this is a female.
… Ryan St Laurent, 10 May, 2009 - 2:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks Ryan, it was a very neat thing to watch- and I was wondering what gender the moth was too.
… Ben Van Allen, 10 May, 2009 - 8:35pm login or register to post comments

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