We saw one last night at our small socially distanced bbq. Never even heard of the Luna moth before and probably won’t ever see one again.
The life cycle of theses moths is:
Life stages are approximately two weeks as eggs, 6–7 weeks as larvae, nine months as pupae, finishing with one week as winged adults appearing in late May or early June
Seems a shame the moths only live a week and according to Wikipedia the adults don’t even eat. Anyway it was a treat to see this large and slow flying flamboyant moth.
