It's a Luna moth. Yes! Like the Lunesta commercials. I was surprised by its size. It was seriously a good 3.5 to 4 inches across. In case anyone is wondering, an easy way to tell the difference between a butterfly and a moth is how their wings fold. Moths fold their wings behind them in a triangle. Butterflies fold their wings up above them.
Aren't those amazing! We seem them at school sometimes.
ReplyDeleteWOW! I never knew that bit of information between a moth and a butterfly. That is a beautiful moth. I would of catergorized it as a butterfly.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! This is a pretty moth. I have always thought that they weren't the prettiest things in the world myself.
ReplyDeleteIt was interesting to see it take off. It took off like it was a very large and heavy bird just gradually gaining altitude. Very cool.
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