Person Co., NC
6 June 2010
Luna Moth (Actias luna)
by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Back to Jeff's Moths Page | Jeff's Nature Pages
Statewide and common in North Carolina. |
Luna Moth (Actias luna) Person Co., NC 6 June 2010 Luna Moth (Actias luna) |
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Luna Moth (Actias luna) Weymouth Wood, Moore Co., NC 31 Mar 2016 |
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Luna Moth (Actias luna) Orange Co., NC 15 Apr 2004 Dorsal view |
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Luna Moth (Actias luna) Orange Co., NC 15 Apr 2004 Ventral view |
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Luna Moth (Actias luna), 2nd instar |
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Luna Moth (Actias luna), 3rd instar |
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Luna Moth (Actias luna) Orange Co., NC 15 Sep 2006 Normally bright green, Luna Moth caterpillars may turn brownish right before pupation |
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Luna Moth (Actias luna) Orange Co., NC 15 Sep 2006 |
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Luna Moth (Actias luna) Orange Co., NC 15 Sep 2006 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
Created on ... Sep 8, 2006 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com