Luna Moth

Luna Moth is the best known of the American silkworm, although the amount of silk is very small.
The Luna Moth is 2 3/4 inches long with a wingspan of 5 1/2 inches. Well known for their green-yellow colors and long tails. They have distinctive eye spots, on all 4 wings.
This magnificent night flying moth has a reduced, or absent, tongue and cannot eat.
The adult Luna Moth will hatch, find mate, reproduce and die. The life span of the Luna is about 7 days.



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