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From the lens Hangin' With the Luna Moth.

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  • Lisa Barton, Brookville, Ohio May 9, 2012 @ 12:20 pm | delete
    I just saw a Luna Moth for the first time today! Beautiful!!! Sad that they only live a week.
  • Deb H. May 4, 2012 @ 5:21 pm | delete
    Saw one today! Friday May 4, 2012. It was a male, thought he was dead, but he began to flutter when he was put in a container. So we let him fly off to mate.
  • earthybirthymama Mar 14, 2012 @ 8:02 pm | delete
    I remember coming home one day to be greeted by a magnificent Luna Moth attached to the brick of my home at the front entrance. What a find! Great lense, many blessings

    Cheers
    Grace
  • flicker Mar 7, 2012 @ 2:45 pm | delete
    What a beautiful moth! I've never seen one, but hope to someday.
  • jadehorseshoe Dec 23, 2011 @ 8:07 pm | delete
    Another Pretty Lens!
  • mbgphoto Nov 5, 2011 @ 6:49 pm | delete
    Thanks for featuring my Luna moth photo!
  • mbgphoto Oct 4, 2011 @ 1:42 pm | delete
    We have Luna moths at The Butterfly House where I volunteer so I've seen several of them there. I think they are elegant looking moths. Blessed
  • Patty Jul 29, 2011 @ 3:13 pm | delete
    Sorry! I forgot to add that I'm from New Jersey--and I think it's a pretty rare occurrence for my area to see one of these amazing creatures!
  • Patty Jul 29, 2011 @ 3:09 pm | delete
    Earlly this morning (around 3 am), I had one fly right into my condo!! I took some really awesome pictures of it and didn't want to hurt it, so I turned the light off in the room and gently coaxed it back out the screen door. It was truly amazing! I'd love to post pics of it, but don't know how!
  • CastleRoy Jun 25, 2011 @ 4:28 pm | delete
    Beautiful
  • natural monty Jun 11, 2011 @ 6:32 am | delete
    Sat. June 4th I came home and found a luna month at my front door. At first it scared the ba-jee-ba's out of me since I had no clue of what it was. I took pictures and sent them to a friend, whose husband is the insect whisperer and told me. I feel very blessed to have seen this rare and beautiful creation from God.
  • mbgphoto Apr 1, 2011 @ 10:41 am | delete
    Stopping by to bless this beautiful moth.
  • KDimmick Dec 14, 2010 @ 8:15 pm | delete
    When I was 10 one came up to our window - considerably larger than 3 inches! It was more like 6-7 inch wingspan - it was in Asia though, so bugs tend to be rather larger there!
  • Tipi Oct 8, 2010 @ 11:19 pm | delete
    I have never seen a Luna Moth for real. They really are beautiful, and so is this lens.
  • puzzlemaker Sep 12, 2010 @ 8:17 pm | delete
    Stopping back by to say that my mom in South Carolina had SEVEN on her carport last week. Several were on the truck (camper part) and several on the brick pillar things. She only sees them rarely so seven at one time is more than a record. I love 'em!
  • vallain Aug 9, 2010 @ 3:56 pm | delete
    Luna moths are so incredible. I love them.
  • Tanya Jul 24, 2010 @ 9:24 am | delete
    I live in South Jersey (NJ) and we had one in our backyard. Have a picture....:o) WOW!
  • oztoo Jul 22, 2010 @ 1:33 am | delete
    I'm not likely to see one in Australia am I. Well they sure look beautiful and it's a pity they are becoming endangered. What do the caterpillars look like? Fascinating lens.
  • skiesgreen Jul 22, 2010 @ 1:11 am | delete
    Almost missed blessing this one. What a great lens, now *-*Blessed*-* and featured on Sprinkled with Stardust.
  • BigGirlBlue Mar 27, 2010 @ 3:52 pm | delete
    They are incredibly beautiful. It looks like a fairy dancing, especially in that last image. I have never seen one. How strange that they don't eat.
  • Alfiesgirl Feb 16, 2010 @ 9:20 am | delete
    Is it a Luna moth as in moon moth?..or luna as in crazy moth?..probably moon i guess as theyre only seen at night time. I'm almost a luna moth myself so my daughter says..how come i asked her?..well you're a luna mother..i think she meant luna as in crazy and sadly not of the moon lol..What a wonderful afternoon you and your son must have had the day he spotted this..i shall be keeping my eyes peeled for them now lol..lovely mom n son lens 5*
  • OhMe Jan 27, 2010 @ 8:55 pm | delete
    I think Luna Moths are so beautiful and so is this lens. Would you believe that I got my magnifying lens out and still couldn't find the Luna Moth in that first photo. Oh me!
  • WhiteOak50 Jan 22, 2010 @ 12:37 pm | delete
    My husband and I had the greatest experience with a Luna Moth while we were homesteading. I can understand your son's reaction, such a beautiful moth!
    "Blessed by a SquidAngel"
  • Molly Nov 12, 2009 @ 9:33 pm | delete
    My son just ran in and told me he saw Eric Carle's caterpillar! Sure enough, there is a huge, green, luna moth caterpillar on the brick by the front porch. I'm not sure how it is going to fair in this spot, but we're leaving it alone ... and watching! :-)
  • AndyPo Nov 12, 2009 @ 4:03 am | delete
    Very interesting lens
  • Jewelsofawe Nov 1, 2009 @ 12:39 pm | delete
    This was interesting and they are interesting looking. Don't know if I have ever seen one.
  • HorseAndPony Oct 17, 2009 @ 6:13 pm | delete
    I have never seen a Luna Moth. It is beautiful. Thanks for sharing this info.
  • CleanerLife Oct 15, 2009 @ 6:11 pm | delete
    I found a Luna Moth sleeping under some raspberry leaves and took it's picture. I had no idea what it was until I saw this Lens, but it was so big, and blended so well with the leaves, I figured that there must be something special about it.

    The raspberry patch I saw it in was near a walnut tree, and I read on another site how walnut foliage is among the favorite food of the Luna Moth caterpillar. You can bet when next spring arrives, I'll be out with my camera looking for them!
  • Ramkitten Oct 12, 2009 @ 10:14 am | delete
    I'm like you and your son when I visit a zoo. I'm there for hours and hours, taking my time to watch every animal or insect or fish. (And do a little critter dialogue, too.) Anyhow, I never knew that luna moths live for just a week. We used to see them quite a lot when we lived back east. I wonder if that huge luna that landed and rode around on my husband's shirt was near the end of its seven-day run.
  • Pukeko Oct 11, 2009 @ 10:27 pm | delete
    Really interesting. I am embarrassed to admit that I couldn't find him in either photo.
  • hlkljgk Oct 7, 2009 @ 9:53 pm | delete
    so pretty. i can't wait to show the video to my daughter.
  • strayspay Sep 28, 2009 @ 10:53 am | delete
    Beautiful! My favorite author as a child was Gene Stratton Porter and moths are a big part of several of her stories. Thanks for sharing this lens. Five Stars!
  • wyrm11268 Aug 13, 2009 @ 11:10 am | delete
    Great lens - now I know about Luna Moths :-)
  • puzzlemaker Aug 6, 2009 @ 10:02 am | delete
    We've found a few luna moths. They are amazing to see. My daughter loves to observe bugs too. We grow lots of butterfly host plants to keep them coming through the yard. It's funny what you said about what you missed in high school. I feel the same way. I feel like I am only now, in the last several years, learning all the things I missed.
  • shajo Aug 6, 2009 @ 8:20 am | delete
    This is interesting! Sad they only live for 1 week and never eat. That's odd. Your intro was funny about the snakes, I work at a school as a teacher's assistant and one of the science classrooms I worked in for the whole school year had 2 snakes and a turtle! I'm not a snake person but I kind of took a liking to the llittle (well not that little) fellas! Wonderful lens!
  • davidstillwagon Aug 3, 2009 @ 4:01 pm | delete
    very nice lens! 5*
  • AlishaV Aug 3, 2009 @ 11:11 am | delete
    What incredible little creatures! Thank you for sharing them with us :-)
  • nDee Aug 2, 2009 @ 12:04 pm | delete
    Fascinating . . . i hadn't heard of the Luna moth either. Well done!
  • RustyM62 Aug 1, 2009 @ 2:08 pm | delete
    Great lens,nicely done.
  • Ladydove62 Aug 1, 2009 @ 1:43 pm | delete
    Great 5* lens. Well written and interesting topic. The luna moth is a lovely creature. I couldn't see him in the first photo but found him in the second.
  • Stuwaha Aug 1, 2009 @ 11:08 am | delete
    Fabulous topic!!!
  • jaye3000 Aug 1, 2009 @ 9:33 am | delete
    Very cool~ never knew about the Luna moth! We've spotted a few moths that look like something from a 60's sci-fi, but didn't know what they were called...very cool :)
  • mbgphoto Aug 1, 2009 @ 7:12 am | delete
    Very nice lens. I've lensrolled this to my Wonderful World of Butterflies lens. 5*
  • jptanabe Aug 1, 2009 @ 6:35 am | delete
    Wow, amazing! He's rather gorgeous, sorry he can't eat! Great lens!
  • skiesgreen Aug 1, 2009 @ 3:54 am | delete
    Well done! Great stuff, interesting material and good input. 5 stars
  • _Joan_ Aug 1, 2009 @ 1:10 am | delete
    I loved the "spot the moth" idea!
  • GrowWear Jul 31, 2009 @ 11:31 pm | delete
    Beautiful! Did not know they don't eat!! Amazing! Great job; I enjoyed hangin' here. :D ...Congratulations on the first lens in the plexo for Giant Squid Challenge September 2009!
  • BevsPaper Jul 31, 2009 @ 11:06 pm | delete
    They are so beautiful!

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