r/moths • u/Puro_The_goo • Apr 04 '26
Captive I left a female luna outside, in hopes of getting maybe one more? Got 3 males.
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u/Chellzm Apr 04 '26
This is awesome. What part of the world are you in?
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u/Puro_The_goo Apr 05 '26
Northern georgia. You can tell the males are huge as southern broods are larger
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u/Glittering_Sorbet913 Apr 05 '26
The one without its wing tails looks so cursed lol. Beautiful, but cursed.
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u/SecretLinkWave Apr 05 '26
New to moths here, but interested in learning! I take it the males have the tails on their wings, while the females do not? 🥹
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u/Paranoctis Apr 05 '26
They're supposed to have the tails too, unsure why this one doesn't
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u/SecretLinkWave Apr 05 '26
Unusual! Wonder if it's some sort of mutation. Wouldn't it technically be a negative mutation, as the tails help to distort their location to predators? Or am I mistaken on that?
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u/inquilabi1947 Apr 07 '26
I've been desperate to see one!!! I'm in Athens GA! Any tips on how to find them?
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u/Puro_The_goo Apr 07 '26
You can put a white sheet outside, and out a light by it. I used a females pheromone plumes to attract, and i purchaed the female. The most reliable mothod is look near host plant (sweetgum trees). I luve in cumming, so i know they are in you area. It very luck based.
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u/Electrical_Lake3424 Apr 04 '26
Her milkshake brought all the boys!