![]() ![]() Adult luna moths spin the tails of their wings which disrupts a bat's ability to use echolocation and disorients the bat, allowing the moth a chance to escape.Bats rely on echolocation (process in which they send out a series of high pitched sounds that bounce back to the bat with information about the location of their prey).Bats are one of the main predators (animals that eat them) of adult luna moths.Other host plants include Butternut, Bitternut Hickory, Shagbark Hickory. They also produce a clicking sound with their mouthparts as a warning that they are about to produce a fluid that is distasteful to a predator (animals that eat them). In Harford County a Luna Moth caterpillar was documented on Black Walnut.The name is derived from Luna, the Roman moon goddess. Luna moths are gregarious for the first two to three instars, but separate and live independently after that. once they hatch they will roam around and get thier bearings to find food. Luna moth caterpillars raise the front part of their bodies when a threat is nearby which makes them appear less like a caterpillar. Also known as the American Moon Moth, Luna moths are common throughout South Carolina. Item : luna-moth-caterpillars Regular Price: 2.50 Description Wild Saturniid Silk Moths such as Luna moths start thier life out as a egg.They are active during the night ( nocturnal).These feather-like antennae are so sensitive that males can detect a female from a mile away.Males are able to recognize this scent using their feather-like antennae. ![]() ![]() Female luna moths release a pheromone (chemical scent). ![]()
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