Moon moth hybrid

Actias Dubernardi(Chinese Moon Moth) -Male -China -(3.25 in wingspan). This particular specimen is 3.25 inches wide and 5.5 inches long(from top to bottom), which is smaller than average as they're usually about 4 inches wide. These are somewhat Rare, but not nearly as Rare as Actias Chapae(Celestial Moon Moth) or Actias Isis(Sulawesi Moon Moth). They originate from mountainous cloud forests in southern China, where it is relatively humid and cold, and their natural host plant is an Asian…

The giant silk moths in the family Saturniidae can be counted among the charismatic megafauna of the insects. Their richly patterned body coloration, sheer size, and exotic larvae make them popular…

Luna moth

via reddit > https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/4vgc6v/the_comet_moth/ "A Madagascan moon moth lives for not more than five or six days. It does not feed, but saps from from the supplies built up as caterpillar before. Even if it would like to eat, there is no chance to do so: Through the centuries, the comet moth’s trunk has shriveled and can’t be used anymore." source > http://www.madamagazine.com/en/ein-kurzes-buntes-leben-der-kometenfalter/

Southern Moon Moth from Camberley Rise, Ringwood North, VIC, AU on March 27, 2020 at 05:27 PM by Sarah Hill

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