how gorgeous!!
when my kid was still smallish we found a luna caterpillar in the yard. I'm not squeamish about bugs but that thing scared me. It was easily the size of a hot dog- I found it because of the droppings, I seriously thought there was a rabbit in the yard, to give you an idea. It was impressive!
I don't know luna moths well enough to know if it's a girl or a boy, but if it's a girl, you could keep it and the boy will come, then you can have lots of baby luna eggs.
Interesting fact: after leaving the cocoon, luna moths only live in this life stage for one week. They also do not have a mouth, so they don't eat. Their sole purpose is to reproduce.
r ranson wrote:Beautiful. And a variety of wild silkmoth.
I don't know luna moths well enough to know if it's a girl or a boy, but if it's a girl, you could keep it and the boy will come, then you can have lots of baby luna eggs.
That would be excellent. I checked this morning and it was gone, so I hope it's off making new ones somewhere.