A luna moth perches on a leaf its bright green wings folded over its body.

Definition of a luna moth. Saturniid saturniid moth large brightly colored and usually tropical moth. Its wings are lime-green and the body is white. Luna moth in British English.

Actias luna Type of. In New England adults emerge from pupa in late May to mid-June. Its not glamorous but I must say that if I had to metamorphose into an insect I could have done far worse such.

The Luna moth is a moth belonging to a group of giant silk moths. To see a pink Luna moth promises happiness for life. Luna moths are native to North America and not so much rare as secretive.

Larvae spin silken cocoons. From The Century Dictionary. A very large North American moth that has pale green wings with long tails and transparent eyespots bearing crescent-shaped markings.

Luna Moth Meaning and Symbolism. A large American saturniid moth Tropaea or Actias luna having light green wings with a yellow crescent-shaped marking on each forewing. They are solitary nocturnal herbivores.

Only the fourth Ive ever seen in 60 years. Noun A large pale-green North American saturniid moth Actias luna with hind wings that have elongated tips. Actias luna family Saturniidae.