Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1083790

Luna moth
Actias luna

Observation date: June 06, 2016
Date notes: This moth was stuck on my back door screen, actually still currently is. He is as long as my husband 's cell phone is wide to give you some scale, very bright teal green. My husband tried to push on it to see if it was soft, rough, he said it was very hard, rigid , our screen is very loose, situation wouldn't interfere. Unfortunately we didn't get to see any wings, he seemed very content hanging out on the screen door,. The temperature was 56 degrees F.,a bit cool, we live at the top of a hill on our street, in Peru, MA.
Submitted by: jessicacossin
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: July 12, 2016
Coordinator notes: None.