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| Taylor found this at the recycling center. Awesome mimicry of a twig with buds! |
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| Not my photo, but shows more clearly the "eyes" mimicry on the hind wings. |
The luna moth is one of the largest moths found in North America, with a wingspan up to 4.5 inches. In the Southeast, they produce as many as 3 generations each year, laying from 100 to 300 eggs each cycle. The adult does not feed; it lives only to mate, and dies after about a week.
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