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Luna Moth (Actias luna) - freshly eclosed This beauty was still not quite ready for flight. Everything about it was pristine! Resting at the base of a Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) tree at the edge of a dense mixed forest. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/82754/luna_moth_actias_luna_-_freshly_eclosed.html" title="Luna Moth (Actias luna) - freshly eclosed"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/82754_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=URgHjwQqGJn0P%2B6OOh7PbOdoJh0%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Luna Moth (Actias luna) - freshly eclosed This beauty was still not quite ready for flight. Everything about it was pristine! Resting at the base of a Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) tree at the edge of a dense mixed forest. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/82753/luna_moth_actias_luna_-_freshly_eclosed.html Actias luna,Geotagged,Luna Moth,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> Actias luna,Geotagged,Luna Moth,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Luna Moth (Actias luna) - freshly eclosed

This beauty was still not quite ready for flight. Everything about it was pristine! Resting at the base of a Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) tree at the edge of a dense mixed forest.

Luna Moth (Actias luna) - freshly eclosed This beauty was still not quite ready for flight. Everything about it was pristine! Resting at the base of a Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) tree at the edge of a dense mixed forest. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/82753/luna_moth_actias_luna_-_freshly_eclosed.html Actias luna,Geotagged,Luna Moth,Summer,United States

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    Christine Young
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    What an awesome find! Posted 6 years ago

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The Luna Moth

''Actias luna'', commonly known as the Luna Moth, is a lime-green, Nearctic Saturniid moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae. It has a wingspan of up to 114mm making it one of the largest moths in North America.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Aug 5, 2019. Captured Aug 1, 2019 17:19 in 234 Oakman Rd NE, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/5.6
  • 1/128s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
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