Species guide
Luna moth
HarmlessActias luna
How to recognise it
A large, pale lime-green moth with long sweeping hindwing tails and a translucent eyespot on each wing. Adults have no working mouthparts and live only about a week.
Is it dangerous?
Completely harmless.
What to do
Turn off outdoor lights at night if you'd rather not draw them in.
Recorded 43,301 times in the wild worldwide.
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