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Unknown Moth-like Insect - Actias luna
Copyright © 2013 Jeff Trahan

Unknown Moth-like Insect - Actias luna
Eddie Jones Park, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
May 22, 2013
Size: 2.5-3 inches
This insect has a huge abdomen and small wings. It can't fly, but crawls around. I have never seen anything like this.

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Contributed by Jeff Trahan on 23 May, 2013 - 8:51am

Probably a female
It has thin antennae and a large abdomen. Looks like a female.
… Stephen Tapsak, 2 June, 2013 - 9:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request. See the series here
… john and jane balaban, 23 May, 2013 - 9:10am login or register to post comments

a freshly eclosed luna moth
needing to hang and inflate her wings
… Edna Woodward, 23 May, 2013 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

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