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Actias luna (luna moth)

Wikipedia Abstract

Actias luna, commonly known as the Luna Moth, is a lime-green, Nearctic Saturniid moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae. It has a wingspan of up to 4.5 inches (114mm), making it one of the largest moths in North America.
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Infraspecies

Actias luna azteca

Attributes

Diet [1]  Herbivore
Hibernates [1]  Yes
Nocturnal [1]  Yes

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Acer rubrum[2]
Acer saccharum (sugar maple)[2]
Betula alleghaniensis (yellow birch)[2]
Betula papyrifera (mountain paper birch)[2]
Betula pendula (European white birch)[2]
Fagus grandifolia[2]
Juglans cinerea (butternut)[2]
Juglans nigra (black walnut)[2]
Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen)[2]
Quercus alba[2]
Quercus macrocarpa (Burr Oak)[2]
Quercus rubra (Red Oak)[2]
Tilia americana (American basswood)[2]
Acer rubrum (red maple)[3]
Carya tomentosa (mockernut hickory)[3]
Fagus grandifolia (American beech)[3]
Prunus serotina (Black Cherry)[3]
Quercus alba (White Oak)[3]
Rhus glabra (smooth sumac)[3]
Salix nigra (black willow)[3]

Predators

Calosoma scrutator (Fiery searcher)[3]
Dolichovespula maculata (baldfaced hornet)[3]
Eptesicus fuscus (big brown bat)[3]
Sciurus carolinensis (eastern gray squirrel)[3]
Strix varia (Barred Owl)[3]

Providers

Shelter 
Liquidambar styraciflua (sweetgum)[3]
Acer rubrum (red maple)[3]
Carya tomentosa (mockernut hickory)[3]
Fagus grandifolia (American beech)[3]
Prunus serotina (Black Cherry)[3]
Quercus alba (White Oak)[3]
Rhus glabra (smooth sumac)[3]
Salix nigra (black willow)[3]

External References

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Citations

Species recognized by Beccaloni G., 27/11/2003, LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org ♦ 2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández ♦ 3Study of Northern Virginia Ecology
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