
Luna Moth
Scientific name: Actias luna (Linnaeus)
(Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)
Facts: The luna is a very elegant looking silk moth. Larvae feed on sweet gum, hickory, walnut and persimmon. Some individuals will show darker colorations tending toward purple.
Photo credit: Bastiaan (Bart) Drees, Extension Entomology, Texas A&M University
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