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Definition of Luna moth
1. Noun. Large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing.
Generic synonyms: Saturniid, Saturniid Moth
Group relationships: Actias, Genus Actias
Definition of Luna moth
1. Noun. (entomology) A large, green American moth, ''Actias luna'', that has crescent-shaped marks on its wings ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Luna Moth
Literary usage of Luna moth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Among the Moths and Butterflies: A Revised and Enlarged Edition of "Insect by Julia Perkins Ballard (1890)
"The experiment of raising them is simple, and of special interest whether done
at home or abroad. FlG. 67. COCOON OF ATTACUS luna moth. ..."
2. Class Book of Economic Entomology: With Special Reference to the Economic by William Lochhead (1919)
"... the Giant Silk-worms and include several conspicuous forms such as the lo
Moth (Automeris io), the Polyphemus Moth (Telea polyphemus), the luna moth ..."
3. Butterflies and Bees: The Insect Folk : Volume II by Margaret Warner Morley (1905)
"... THE luna moth Here is John with a prize. He found it by the roadside, and he
says it is. a pea-green Swallowtail butterfly. What a beauty! ..."
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