The Luna moth is one of the most recognizable moths in the world. When the moth emerges from its cocoon, it bursts forth with fuzzy white legs and folded wings.

Most don’t realize the Luna moth is one of the giant silkworm species. To get ready for the pupae, or cocoon stage, the caterpillar spins a silk yarn wrapped in a leaf where it will undergo the ...

Diet: Luna moth caterpillars prefer the foliage of hickory, walnut, sweet-gum, persimmon and birch trees. During their adult stage, luna moths do not eat. They can’t – they have no mouth parts.

Under the host plant, the cocoon changes to a pupa, where the moth will overwinter, usually in a forest where the fallen leaves remain as litter. Starting in March, two to three generations can ...

The luna moth is one of the world’s best-known moths. It has been used in various logos, many an artist has interpreted it and even the most neophyte moth-ers instantly recognize it.

The luna moth, one of North America’s more ephemeral creatures, arrived this week in the Lehigh Valley for its brief visit. The nocturnal creature, with its brilliant yellow-green wings and long ...

A luna begins life as one of up to 300 eggs deposited by a female moth on an appropriate host plant. Suitable fodder includes tree species such as beech, cherry, hickory and walnut.

“He’s gorgeous,” she said, of the latest colorful moth to emerge from its cocoon. As of Wednesday, Sept. 21, Holmes had released seven full-grown moths and had seven cocoons left to hatch.

The pupae will stay in this cocoon for a few weeks — or over winter if it is late fall — rearranging their body parts, transforming from a pale-green, juicy caterpillar into an ethereal moth ...