Actias luna
by Robert Nuelle, III
Actias luna, spring male, posed, courtesy of Robert Nuelle, III.
Actias luna, spring male, posed, courtesy of Robert Nuelle, III.
Robert sent me this image of a male, taken at lights in Huntsville, Texas, March 25, 2004. He placed it on some foliage and clicked the camera. I manipulated the image somewhat with a rotation to orientate the moth vertically, tails down.
Beautiful burgundy/pink outer margins are typical only of spring brood, those moths that have overwintered in cocoons.
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