Luna Moth unique frame This moth is a domestic

This moth is a domestic polyhybrid that has been bred for centuries due to the silk it makes

This species can be found in the rain forests & secondary forests from Mexico to the Amazonian rain forests in South America

Diaethria clymena

and appears as a stray as far north as Texas in the U

Luna Moth unique frame This moth is a domesticActias luna, also known as the American moon moth, is a Nearctic moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae, a group commonly known as giant silk moths. They can live less than 10 days as a winged adults. The background photo was taken by MyMy Butterfly at the Louvre in Paris, France. This specimen is encased in a 9x9 frame.