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Luna Moth
1024px-Male Luna Moth, Megan McCarty141
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Saturniidae
Genus Actias
Species Actias Luna

The luna moth (Actias luna) is a lime-green, Nearctic Saturniid moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae.[1] It has a wingspan of up to 114 mm (4.5 in),[2] making it one of the largest moths in North 

America.

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