Comments on: Should I be worried about this Moth? http://www.green-talk.com/2008/06/19/should-i-be-worried-about-this-moth/ Turning the Planet Green, One Conversation at a Time Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Butterfly Pictures http://www.green-talk.com/2008/06/19/should-i-be-worried-about-this-moth/#comment-3422 Butterfly Pictures Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:36:23 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=230#comment-3422 It's a luna moth, one of the largest moths found in the United States. There's no need to fear them. It’s a luna moth, one of the largest moths found in the United States. There’s no need to fear them.

]]> By: Green Talk http://www.green-talk.com/2008/06/19/should-i-be-worried-about-this-moth/#comment-2416 Green Talk Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:56:50 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=230#comment-2416 Sharon, I am in New Jersey. I never saw the moth again. So beautiful. Anna Sharon, I am in New Jersey. I never saw the moth again. So beautiful. Anna

]]> By: Sharon http://www.green-talk.com/2008/06/19/should-i-be-worried-about-this-moth/#comment-2415 Sharon Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:26:17 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=230#comment-2415 Green Talk....you don't say where you live. I'm in middle Tennessee and I saw this moth yesterday morning. It was on a door in the backyard area. I was talking to my dogs, feeding, etc. I looked up and wow! It is so beautiful. yes, it did allow me to get very close but I didn't touch for fear it would fly away. But I was facsinated by the size. Early afternoon I was checking on the dogs and was going to check on the moth and it was gone. Looking around the yard it was about 5 ft. from the door it had been on and I would guess one of the dogs pawed it to the ground. It made me sad to see the beauty on the ground. I moved it to the outside of the fence. Green Talk….you don’t say where you live. I’m in middle Tennessee and I saw this moth yesterday morning. It was on a door in the backyard area. I was talking to my dogs, feeding, etc. I looked up and wow! It is so beautiful. yes, it did allow me to get very close but I didn’t touch for fear it would fly away. But I was facsinated by the size. Early afternoon I was checking on the dogs and was going to check on the moth and it was gone. Looking around the yard it was about 5 ft. from the door it had been on and I would guess one of the dogs pawed it to the ground. It made me sad to see the beauty on the ground. I moved it to the outside of the fence.

]]> By: Green Talk http://www.green-talk.com/2008/06/19/should-i-be-worried-about-this-moth/#comment-2318 Green Talk Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:02:08 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=230#comment-2318 Thanks Elizabeth. You are absolutely right. Anna Thanks Elizabeth. You are absolutely right. Anna

]]> By: Elizabeth Newell http://www.green-talk.com/2008/06/19/should-i-be-worried-about-this-moth/#comment-2317 Elizabeth Newell Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:50:31 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=230#comment-2317 Relax! Even if it was a harmful moth, it was just ONE MOTH. No need to use any product at all unless it is causing damage. Relax! Even if it was a harmful moth, it was just ONE MOTH. No need to use any product at all unless it is causing damage.

]]> By: erin http://www.green-talk.com/2008/06/19/should-i-be-worried-about-this-moth/#comment-2236 erin Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:31:53 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=230#comment-2236 I read that they dont even have a MOUTH! larvae love to eat hickory sweetgum or walnut leaves. the nocturnal adults are attracted to lights. the adult lives a week or two at most. check these links, I'm no expert just a good websurfer! http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/kkhp/1insects/luna.html http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3292 I read that they dont even have a MOUTH! larvae love to eat hickory sweetgum or walnut leaves. the nocturnal adults are attracted to lights. the adult lives a week or two at most.
check these links, I’m no expert just a good websurfer!
http://www.ivyhall.district96....../luna.html

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3292

]]> By: Garrett http://www.green-talk.com/2008/06/19/should-i-be-worried-about-this-moth/#comment-2234 Garrett Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:42:37 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=230#comment-2234 Man, that picture is crazy. Never seen a moth that big and colorful. <em>Garrett's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EquityGreen/~3/321600681/real-estate-appraisers-must-learn-to-see-green-value.html' rel="nofollow">Real Estate Appraisers Must Learn To See Green Value</a></em> Man, that picture is crazy. Never seen a moth that big and colorful.

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]]> By: Green Talk http://www.green-talk.com/2008/06/19/should-i-be-worried-about-this-moth/#comment-2231 Green Talk Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:55:18 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=230#comment-2231 Erin, is there a way to attract them to your property? Does they help in your garden? What is their natural habitat? I read that butterflies like aster plants for their coocoons. Anna Erin, is there a way to attract them to your property? Does they help in your garden? What is their natural habitat? I read that butterflies like aster plants for their coocoons. Anna

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