Moon Moths
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2022 8:31 am
Moon moths are the graceful, elegant damsels of the
pale moonlight. Once seen they are never forgotten.
Few people ever take notice of them as they hide amongst
foliage during the daylight hours. Their lives last only a
matter of days (at best) and their beauty is fleeting.
Several genera across the globe comprise the moniker of
"moon moths". Some examples are Actias, Copiopteryx,
Graellsia, Eudaemonia, and Argema.
When seen by the light of campfire, lantern, or moonlight
they may be glimpsed as ghostly pale "spirits" floating about
the peripheral edge of light and the darkness beyond.
Amongst hobbyists, breeders, and collectors alike moon
moths of all types generally hold a special appreciation.
Below, I show just a relative few of these long-tailed
travelers of the moonbeams....
Actias luna (Eastern North America)
Copiopteryx derceto (Brazil)
Graellsia isabellae (Mountain locals of Spain and France)
Argema mimosae (East Africa)
Argema mittrei (Madagascar)
pale moonlight. Once seen they are never forgotten.
Few people ever take notice of them as they hide amongst
foliage during the daylight hours. Their lives last only a
matter of days (at best) and their beauty is fleeting.
Several genera across the globe comprise the moniker of
"moon moths". Some examples are Actias, Copiopteryx,
Graellsia, Eudaemonia, and Argema.
When seen by the light of campfire, lantern, or moonlight
they may be glimpsed as ghostly pale "spirits" floating about
the peripheral edge of light and the darkness beyond.
Amongst hobbyists, breeders, and collectors alike moon
moths of all types generally hold a special appreciation.
Below, I show just a relative few of these long-tailed
travelers of the moonbeams....
Actias luna (Eastern North America)
Copiopteryx derceto (Brazil)
Graellsia isabellae (Mountain locals of Spain and France)
Argema mimosae (East Africa)
Argema mittrei (Madagascar)