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Luna Moth
I found this moth on my deck last week-end(4-5-08) south of Shreveport,La…Found your site to learn what type this was…Thought I would write and send in the picture I took of it…Thanks
Darrell
Hi Darrel,
Your photo of a Luna Moth is quite beautiful. We are getting many excellent Luna Moth photos this year and are changing the image on our homepage several times a week.
Luna Moth
Hi my name is Kacie.
I am in Tennessee and I found this bug on my window. I found out what it was thanks to you guys.
Hi Kacie,
Your Luna Moth from Tennessee is our northernmost report this year.
Luna Moth in San Marcos, Texas
I found this moth in my friends apartment complex parking garage. about the size of my hand, maybe a little smaller. thought you might want to add it to the collection
Hi Clint,
Thanks for sending your great photo. Over the next few months, we will be expecting the sightings to move further north as spring hits the northeast and New England.
Luna Moth
Hello Bugman,
Thank you for your wonderful website. I found a match for identifying a moth that my sister and nephews found in their backyard in Norman, Oklahoma. Sincerely,
Penny Andrews
Hi Penny,
Thank you for adding to our collection of beautiful Luna Moth images.
Luna Moth
Hi, I was so glad to find your site as I was searching to find out what this beautiful (what I thought was a butterfly) in my front yard was. I was just out raking leaves and caught sight of this moth jumping. I called my children to see it and we all stared in wonder! After running into the house to get my camera, I took a few pictures to be able to examine it further. It has the shape almost of a sting-ray and it is so beautifully painted. I’m not much of a bug person, but love to find something I’ve never seen before! As a homeschooler of 3 children, your site will definitely be a source of information from now on for us!! Thank you! Sincerely,
Stephanie
Tallahassee, Florida
Hi Stephanie,
Your photograph of a Luna Moth is quite beautiful. The lighting is awesome.
Almost a fairy?
Hi bugman,
Found your site whilst trying to identify this magnificent moth(?) which we pictured in our sunlounge in Orlando Florida. It must have been about 6 inches long and looked just like a fairy. You can even make out a kind of human face if you look closely! We have never seen one before or since. Could you please tell me what it is? Many thanks.
Roy
Hi Roy,
We received our first Luna Moth photo of the year on March 5 and it is still on our homepage. Also typing in a description on our search engine should have led you to the proper answer. We really like your letter because of the fairy moth description, and we hope it will help others properly identify their first Luna Moth.
Luna Moth Picture
This beauty is still hanging out on our porch. He’s been there all day, and we’re very much in love with him already! Feel free to use this picture as you see fit! Thanks for a great site!
Melissa
Hi Melissa,
Thanks for sending us your photo, but our readers are probably very curious where the sighting occurred.
Palm Coast/Flagler Beach, FL just north of Daytona Beach and just south of St. Augustine!
Moth Pics
Found the Luna on my back deck this morning (March 5). I live in South Georgia, but the temperature was in the low 50’s. My daughter and I found the others on our fenceline several years ago.
Rudy Gordon
Hi Rudy,
We are so thrilled to be able to post the first Luna Moth of the year. Your photo of mating Cecropia Moths is also quite welcome.
Emerging Luna Moth
Hi Lisa Anne and Daniel.
I see you love Luna Moths as much as I do. Here is an emerging male I was fortunate enough to photograph. He climbed the stick, expanded his wings and was released into the WI woods. Peace,
Dwaine
Thanks Dwaine,
Your Luna Moth emergence image fills a significant void in our Luna Moth documentation.
Luna Moth
Here are some more pics to add to your already extensive collection of great shots!
Nicholas and Jessica
Hi Nicholas and Jessica,
We believe this is the first time we have received images of an adult Luna Moth and Caterpillar in the same posting. Thanks for the submission, but we wish you had included information on the time of year and location.
I am not sure if I sent a reponse to your inquiry regarding time and location so I thought I would make sure you got the info. I live in Raleigh, NC The Larvae was in 9/29/06 and the Moth was 5/20/06(gotta love digital)
From Ibrahim
Hi, thought u arent savvy of Indian Luna Moth.But its the discolouration that bothered me. Are they whithered or what? Is it stiil too young to develope its slight green colour?
Ibrahim
Hi Ibrahim,
The overall color balance of your image is blue. Your image looks blue because of the color balance (shady light source). Thanks for sending us your Indian Moon Moth, Actias selene.
Hi there,
I am immensely proud that u have posted my luna moth photo at your site.. Nowadays I am telling my friends here in kerala, India to surf your fabulous site. Luna Moths are the real pick of the site.. Earlier u people have helped me in identifying the japanese Oak Silk and Bagworm moths. Keep up the good work for the better understanding of diverse nature.. Regards
Ibrahim
Can you identify this moth?
Hi! I have attached a picture of a moth that we found on our back porch tonight. It’s a mint green color with a dark brown stripe along the top. Pretty big and very beautiful. We live in Orlando, FL (if that helps at all). We hope you can tell us what it is. Thanks,
The Pappas Family
(Shannon, Erik, Maddison, and Hunter) Shannon
Hi Pappas Family,
This is a Luna Moth, a species that ranges throughout the Eastern U.S. and Canada. There are two generations in the south, hence your late in the year sighting.
