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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Apr 29, 2016

Want to call it a butterfly, but I reckon it is just a really handsome moth...what is it?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Apr 29, 2016

Luna moth (family Saturniidae)...

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Princeton701 Princeton Junction, NJ Apr 29, 2016

Hi,
It's a luna moth - gorgeous, aren't they!
I am in central NJ & we had one as a caterpillar that grew into the moth.
Did you find it as a caterpillar? They are super fat, lime green, huge caterpillars.

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Apr 29, 2016

It just showed up this evening at the front door on the door frame.

I'm interested in knowing what plant(s) the caterpillars might feed on. It is a fabulous thing, and I hope I'm growing plants that would encourage more of them to live around here.

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Apr 30, 2016

Read that this one's larvae feed on Persimmon, Black Walnut, Hickory, Sweetgum, and Sumac. Plenty of those species around the Valley.

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