Luna Moth
Luna Moth

Actias luna (Luna Moth, Hodges # 7758), family Saturniidae, Fermilab, Kane County, Illinois, 12 May 2004

Luna Moth

Actias luna (Luna Moth, Hodges # 7758), family Saturniidae, Fermilab, Kane County, Illinois, 2 June 2006.

This moth apparently was attracted to the light, then settled there at dawn. 
Luna Moth

Actias luna (Luna Moth, Hodges # 7758), family Saturniidae, Fermilab, Kane County, Illinois, 23 July 2007. 

This moth is a member of a second, mid-summer generation of Luna Moths, unlike the Polyphemus and Cecropia which are single-brooded in the Chicago area. 
Luna Cocoons

Actias luna (Luna Moth, Hodges # 7758), family Saturniidae, cocoons, similar to Polyphemus cocoons except more papery thin and generally found on the ground in the leaf litter.

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