Actias Luna, Aberrant Male

Actias luna aberrant male, Don Oehlke, April 23, 2003

The larva of this moth was reared in New Jersey on sweetgum. Cocoon and larva did not receive any differentiating treatment from other larvae and cocoons which resulted in eclosions of "normal" adults.

Image courtesy of Loretta Calvet.

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