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Jiny Tokyo, Japan(Zone 10a) Jun 11, 2009

I'd like to id this moth it is a beauty! the panels on the wall measure 6'.

pajonica

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LEO88 Big Rapids, MI(Zone 4b) Jun 11, 2009

Looks like a Luna Moth...Actias luna. Usually a pale-green...but they can appear bluish under certain lighting... the 'tails' appear to have been torn off.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jun 11, 2009

This is not a Luna moth, but belongs to the same genus; possibly it is Actias artemis - see http://tinyurl.com/mfq2cl for an image.

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Jiny Tokyo, Japan(Zone 10a) Jun 11, 2009

The Actias artemis,Japanese native a close relative and look-alike of Actias luna, the American Luna Moth.

Excellent ID both of you! suunto nailed it spot on, impressive to say the very least.
Thanks to the both of you.

pajonica


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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jun 11, 2009

pajonica,
we did not have this moth in BugFiles, so I have added an entry for it here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/5644/
we would be very pleased if you would add your photograph to this page,

Kennedy

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