Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 903121

Luna moth
Actias luna

Observation date: June 06, 2013
Submitted by: aleveck
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: It was friday morning at around 8AM when I was having breakfast when this beautiful creature was observed on the screen of my patio door. I photographed him as I identified it as a male. It was very windy temp. 20 degrees celcius. We live in the rural part of the city. This is the second sighting I have observed the other one was several years ago. The moth remained on the screen all day and left the following night.
Status: Resident
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: June 12, 2013
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Canada, Quebec