Actias luna

Species

Actias luna (Linnaeus, 1758)

Genus

Actias

Familia

Saturniidae

English: luna moth

Français : papillon lune

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  Luna eggs
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  1st instar caterpillar
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  1st instar caterpillars reared on American Sweetgum.
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  2nd instar caterpillars.
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  3rd instar caterpillar.
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  4th instar caterpillar emerging from ecdysis.
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  4th instar caterpillar.
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  5th instar caterpillar.
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  5th instar caterpillar.
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  5th instar caterpillar.
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  5th instar caterpillar.
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  5th instar caterpillar.
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  5th instar caterpillar defoliating American Sweetgum.
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  Many 5th instar caterpillars.
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  5th instar caterpillar spinning a cocoon.
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  Female Pupa
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  Male Pupa.
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  Pupa and cocoon.
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  Luna cocoons.
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  Adult
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  Emerging male
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  Emerging male
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  Emerging male
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  Emerging male
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  Emerging male
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  Emerging male
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  Emerging male
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  Emerging male
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  Emerging male
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  Emerging male
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  Emerging male
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  Emerging female
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  Emerging female
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  Emerging female
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  Adult female
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  Adult female
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  Adults mating
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  Actias luna male
  Pancake Bay Provincial Park
  Ontario, Canada
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  Male
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