Friday, July 22, 2022

July 22, 2022


I am known as a Luna Moth
I'm mostly green with a furry white tummy
My antennae are quadripectinate*
And I don't like owls cause they think that I'm yummy.

Very special thanks to today's guest photographer, Megan Berg.

* Check out the glossary linked below to find out what quadripectinate means, as well as many other moth-related terms!

Location: Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve, Kitty Hawk NC

Sources: https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/moths/luna_moth.htm
http://pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu/about-moths/glossary/

Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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