Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 561506

Luna moth
Actias luna

Observation date: August 16, 2011
Date notes: Caterpillar was removed from a tree on Thursday August 12, 2011 and kept in a jar with leaves
Submitted by: QuietOne
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Fort Smith, Northwest Territories Canada
Status: Resident
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: August 17, 2011
Coordinator notes: Congratulations, I did not know that they lived so far north. It will soon make a cocoon to overwinter; it needs a twig or a branch to do this on, so it will maybe need a larger jar.
Checklist region(s): Northwest Territories, Canada