Wordless Wednesday: Luna Moth
Almost wordless: I noticed this unusual looking large green moth hanging from the eaves over my front door. It later dropped down into the one of my flower pots. I turned to google for some answers and found that it is a Luna Moth. The eyespots on the wings are there to confuse potential preditors.
Apparently this was a female. Yesterday I noticed it had laid eggs on the Begonia leaves. It was probably trying to get to the walnut tree overhead. Walnut is a host plant for the caterpillars. The moth only lives one week, enough time to mate and lay eggs, and then dies. I will try to bring a walnut branch to the eggs for food if they hatch. Yeah, I do stuff like that.
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Great capture! I’m going to have to take a closer look at the area around the walnut tree.
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Wow! Fabulous photos and info, Leslie. I love your photo posts.
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I tend to ignore moths. Silly me. This is beautiful. Thank you.
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You are such a great citizen of the world. I wish more people were like you.
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I echo what Kathy said!
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Everything has a purpose, thank you for helping Moth’s fulfill theirs.
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What beautiful pictures of the Luna Moth!
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Wow! Awesome photos! I love luna moths.
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What great coloring!
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She’s a beauty. I didn’t realize they had such a short lifespan. We have plenty of walnuts, but I’ve never seen the moth.
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I’ve had a walnut tree for 25 years and this was the first one I’ve seen. I brought walnut leaves to the eggs, but so far nothing. Google says 10 days until hatching. If they hatch, I’ll play surrogate and bring them leaves.
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It’s been years since I’ve seen a luna moth. Thanks for sharing that shot.
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