Actias Luna Moth - Green Lunar Moth

Found this guy hanging on our screen door. Very cool looking moth.

[@jukingeo]

0:29 Luna Moth Face = High adorability factor. Luna Moth Fuzzy Body = Flying Plushy

[@HalvoDraws]

Thats why moths are better than butterflies

[@mislavgrosinic2999]

Soooooo cuuuuuuttttttttttteeeeeee 😍

[@belart9857]

flyin plushy in style !!!!!..(:

[@user-mq3zt2sp6u]

Thery are so fluffy

[@donareisya2286]

I dont like moths AND butterflies. *their from caterpillars*

[@208miuwu]

I had one laand on me tonight and it was one of the best things that ever happened to me. i feel blessed by it.

[@jukingeo]

It is nice that people feel that way about these beautiful creatures. But some people are heartless and cruel and I just witnessed a sick guy (here on YT) feed one of these to a Lizard. The idiot was just cackling like a hen while the poor moth was trying to get away in vain. It upset me very much at how cruel people can be. I mean if you don't want the moth any more, then let it go. I hatched a few of these moths this summer and it was a wonderful experience.

[@Mistfall254]

Diaval I have encountered 2 of these moths in 17 years in SC

[@Dori-Chan]

I've had a white butterfly land in my house so I picked it up becuase it's ute ass was walking on my floor and I tried to put it outside of my window and it went on the other side of the window and stood there for 3 seconds staring at me and then left. I cried becuase that was a beautiful thing I love all ♡

[@yinyang2655]

it has given you luck cause it’s the most rare species of moth

[@ReptilianTeaDrinker]

@@jukingeo Reading this comment is upsetting. :( Poor little Luna Moth.

[@hsmgeek4ever]

He looks like a creature from a fantasy film.

[@akaniotevanos9861]

I got really into moths after finding these guys in skyrim

[@ksjeg594]

I think Rosine from Berserk was inspired by this

[@strawberry_chan_3254]

O-o

[@No-qg9ly]

They are but we can’t let the government know cause they’ll hunt them down and experiment on them

[@kilroykovky4636]

@@ksjeg594 THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING

[@mapholie7050]

Such a beautiful little baby. It's a male; you can tell by its broad antennae. Females have long narrow ones.

[@DoloresFlores5]

What a cool looking creature!

[@safetyman460458]

Wow cool lol

[@trixiemattelswig849]

+Dolores Flores ya

[@marconox4085]

baby???

[@saturniidmoff]

Also his wings are much sharper and the tails are much longer. The males are much more lime green as well

[@marckid93]

That is one gorgeous insect.

[@Ryutix]

Its so wrong that such a beautiful creature has such a short life

[@Shroopy]

Think about it this way: while an individual moth may not live for very long, they have some sort of benefit from being short-lived (given that they're not extinct!), and therefore we get to see these beautiful creatures at all! 💚

[@scibear9944]

Many moths and other insects have no mouths and do not eat in the ADULT stage. They do have mouths and are total eating machines as caterpillars, tho. They spend all their time eating to save up enough fat to get them through the adult stage, which consists of mating, laying eggs and then dying and usually only lasts a few days if that (some insects live only for a few HOURS as adults). Also, the adults usually die of exhaustion after mating, not starvation.

[@aryamanjaswal9951]

male honey bees(drones) break their dicks in queen's pussy and die off

[@TrelliessRose]

So they're just here to live their best lives, fu*k, and die young. That sounds like a very stress free life. No paying taxes, no struggling to save next year, just experience life.

[@scibear9944]

@@TrelliessRose Well, they DO have to avoid getting eaten at all stages, so I wouldn't exactly say "stress free."😜

[@TrelliessRose]

@@scibear9944 Ah. There's the catch.

[@neildegrassetysonwithaknif7124]

@@scibear9944 not as bad as having to pay taxes

[@yeetbomb2015]

Fun fact moths tend to rest with their wings spread out like this where as butterflies tend to rest wing up

[@ned3891]

Interesting! Why is that?

[@yeetbomb2015]

@@ned3891 it's just how they are classified

[@roxie6971]

moths are just built different

[@aderpyaxolotl]

Aww its so prett-- 2018: *läMP*

[@MsLH208]

The one on my balcony a few weeks ago I was scared to touch it. after researching them I'm not scared anymore,more in awe now

[@mildlyfocusedgamer27]

Carter Eck lämp.

[@ultilinium8]

Man if only these guys lived longer and were a bit larger

[@embercrow7781]

Mothra

[@TrelliessRose]

It'd be a kite.

[@sgt1201]

Guess I’m gettin a broken hero’s sword

[@Apricite]

Cat sized moths

[@justamudkipwhohasinternet]

@@sgt1201 is that a motherfucking terraria reference

[@tansymv]

Such a pretty Little face what a cutie

[@megeelee]

His eyes are so big it warms my soul with joy

[@smartpersonjdt]

I have one, a male, that's just hanging out outside of my apartment's door on the balcony. It's pretty cool. I'm sad that it has to die soon but so is life.

[@jasonkane7231]

My sister is afraid of these xD HOW? It's cute

[@the-guy-who-asked]

Phobia, lol Did you know that there are people who have a phobia of cats? So, it's the same thing, even though they're cute

[@McLova911]

@@the-guy-who-asked phobias actually dont exist its mostly like that the parents or friends say like ewwww a insect or eww a spider and the kids automaticly have that in their head and also think of it like that

[@shadowrock]

@@McLova911 phobias exists, i have claustrophobia for example

[@McLova911]

@@shadowrock they actually Dont

[@shadowrock]

@@McLova911 sure sure

[@moglibud]

I broth one into my house just few minutes ago. It is male and at the end of it's lifespan, poor thing was in rainstorm for last few days. Now it will stay on Birch branches in our house till it's death, it is to precious to be left outside to suffer in rain and high wind for next day or so. We get them in our yard from June to August, here in Sudbury Ontario Canada.

[@akaniotevanos9861]

Oh no, poor guy :( At least he got to be comfortable

[@saturniidmoff]

They can tolerate the rain in fact it would have been better to keep him out so when it stopped raining he could go find a mate

[@moglibud]

It already mated with female at that time. We tried putting him in hollow of the tree and he just fell to the ground. His wings were demaged. Next year we had a whole bunch of them. We don't live there anymore it was a rental and after we moved house got badly damaged in the storm after that same tree fell on it. House and tree are gone now.

[@DiamondsRexpensive]

@@moglibud wow, I wasn't expecting such a plot twist....

[@silvercandra4275]

I didn't know these were real! They're so pretty ^^

[@allysonfigueroa6033]

I just wanna say Thank you so much for sharing this video!!! I’m practicing drawing the Luna moth and the way you demonstrated the moth like that, turning it this way and that, showing him at different angles... was simply invaluable!!! Apart from the fact I live on the west coast and prob never encounter one in the wild like that. Will definitely be saving this video thanks!

[@arhorn2271]

I would like to see a drawing of one, awesome!

[@ArtificialAdonin]

Aww look at the cute little moth

[@JacobAwsum]

A wild Dustox appeared!

[@ReptilianTeaDrinker]

And now Frosmoth :D

[@dumblittlestuipdlittledumd3225]

Frostmoth

[@giganfan1everyoneelse451]

He so proud of himself he's letting himself be video, I love Luna moth the best

[@MultiLisa10]

I just found one on my porch and it was so soft and I read they only live for about a week and they are a symbol of new beginnings! :)

[@LordSandwichII]

IT'S SO FLUFFY!

[@mothdoc1909]

Lord Sandwich look up "rhodinia fugax" it's another extremely fluffy moth, rhodinia fugax practically has fur!!

[@giganfan1everyoneelse451]

I'm going to die! It's so fluffy! (From Despicable me.)

[@whenyoucantthinkofagoodnam3765]

@@mothdoc1909 oh my lord that you for showing me that

[@mothdoc1909]

When you can't think of a good name your welcome! I love sharing adorable moths!

[@shrimpyliamd6406]

Lord Sandwich I know a lot of floof moths! This one has gotta be a floofy one tho!

[@somepersonwithnolife7754]

I've been trying to watch videos of cute moths to try and get rid of my fear of moths, and I think it's actually working

[@bogosbinted5734]

How is your progress?

[@arhorn2271]

Woke up to one on our door this morning,they r so beautiful ❤️

[@froggybutt]

When I was about 7 or 8, I saw one of these beautiful moths hanging out on my family's apartment balcony back in South Carolina. I really love them. It's too bad they don't live very long. :c

[@Fioneenacockeen]

Breathtakingly beautiful creature.

[@burksaurus9410]

These moths are really cute

[@hannahhadley8261]

He is SUCH a fluffy good boy and I would die for him

[@sazji]

My favorite American moth, though the Hyalophoras (cecropias and related moths) and Polyphemus are pretty spectacular too. Yours is a male, the wide featherlike antennae are the giveaway Females have thin antennae, and are nnot as commonly seen because they don't fly much -- they just sit and produce pheromones that attract the males - it's the males flying in search of females that get confused by porch lights and end up on our houses (or decks). :) They normally hold their wings this way - it's their natural resting position.

[@DJandManaphy]

I want to kiss its cute little face and fluffy tum tum

[@jackh.3052]

Same

[@Gloobus2057]

Jawa of Darkness um but it will infect ur mouth

[@pepethelastsamurai3480]

@@Gloobus2057 no it wont. In fact we carry many diseases harmful to THEM

[@Gloobus2057]

Pepe Thelastsamurai r/WOOOOOOOOOSH

[@Gloobus2057]

Pepe Thelastsamurai that was a joke

[@Kyubiwan]

One of the most beautiful moth species of all time

[@entrippyZ]

I found one with a broken wing today, I held it for a bit and left it on a tree, shame its wing got messed up, hope it already did its buisiness

[@fattymcbastard6536]

That's gotta be the best moth.

[@CombattRogue]

THANKS MAN FOR UP LOADING CUALITY CONTENT VIDESO !! one of the fewest on you tube, beautful moth !! just awesome !

[@Papillonidae]

I always thought that it has such an incredibly cute face!

[@theswansonbrothers]

WOW!!! It's so beautiful! It's amazing that you had the camera at the right moment!

[@seanmooney3907]

Have you ever seen one at night. They mate at night and they have a luminescence that is just beautiful. I think the female has some pink luminescence and that is the way they find each other. They only have about 48 hours to find a mate and procreate before dying. Many species of mayfly do the same. When they mature they trade mouth parts for sex organs, mate and fall on the river or lake and die leaving behind the eggs for future generations of mayflies. All the best, Sean

[@pepethelastsamurai3480]

@Perfect Fresco they are fluorescent tho

[@bigdjean]

So gorgeous!

[@ProfessionalBugLover]

i’ve seen some of these fly around my school, very pretty they look like mystical flying green flowers when they pass by you

[@silvertears18]

Luna moths are so pretty. Oddly enough I don't like them on me because of a bug phobia I have which is sad because being able to see things like this up close and that can't harm you is amazing.

[@WAGgymSuperFan]

PlainAsh 937 Thats not true. there are plenty of beautiful moths. Like the comet moth, Chinese moon moth, Indian moon moth, white lined sphinx moth, sunset moth, rosy maple moth, crcropia moth, garden tiger moth, underwing moth, hummingbird moth, polyphemus moth, elephant hawkmoth, lesser wasp moth, 8 spotted forester moth, cynthia moth, Atlas moth

[@sorath1396]

Luna moths are my favorite insect. Normally moths freak me out, but they're so pretty.

[@blaria95]

I have seen their front-side before. They are adorable. 😍😍😍🥰

[@moviegirl5629]

A huge green caterpillar with a brown head climbed up the side of my outside doorway. He is over the doorway now in a white cocoon, it's been a while, currently it is October 9. I'm wondering if he/she will emerge.

[@estelledavies2477]

Beautiful video, thank you.

[@ngaicon3868]

He is so cute!!!!!😍

[@bcmorris4364]

Very pretty!

[@_cosmic_tentacle_salad_6342]

Their faces are so adorable.

[@zegamingcuber857]

Beautiful moth

[@yyessi_]

Beautiful

[@femmy5400]

awww its adorable its so cute !!!!

[@spidergem1]

Wonderfull verry tame moth and cute :)

[@thejasminebperspective]

Incredible video!❤

[@jon780249]

Nature is so wondrous.

[@sidoteusmc]

I found one yesterday, at first I thought it was a leaf. They are only around where I live from April-May and have a week's life span, so she must have been on her last few days. Hopefully someday I'll stumble upon one again

[@BillyOnYouTube]

Actually, only the males live for 1 week because they have no mouths. The females do have a mouth so they can eat and live longer to make and lay the eggs. I should know, I'm doing a biology project on them. :D

[@sazji]

Lace Gyver No silk moth of either sex has a mouth. The females produce their eggs completely from the energy they stored while growing up as caterpillars. They hatch, mate, lay their eggs and die, usually within a week or 10 days.

[@404HandleNotFound]

I saw one last week when I was out walking. It was hanging out on a plant in front of a store. They're beautiful-too bad they only live a week. :(

[@DanielCont-vk7km]

Beautiful luna moth

[@goplaykidz1746]

I CANT BELIEVE YOU GOT A LUNA MOTH!🦋

[@welcometomybrain7385]

I wish we had these in my country 😢 so beautiful

[@sherrailo3394]

It kinda looks like a green elephant with those wings. BTW great video as always.

[@cyberswiper6317]

I like it that moths are fluffy:D

[@ivlis3486]

video from 7 years ago, still better quality than most videos nowadays

[@TBT707]

Awaiting the day when i luna moth finally greets me TT its on my bucket list to see these beautiful creatures in real life.

[@rosypher]

Lock that antennas,the eyes and his wings whit moons motive. Its adorable and beautyfull

[@danjuric622]

Spectacular!

[@gdHasjk164]

what a cute little fella

[@3DCojo]

Its so cute! i want a pet moth that would just hang around in my house!! c: Thank you!!

[@McLova911]

The most a moth lives is like 1 week and mostly they live like 2 days

[@prismoth]

@@McLova911 i mean, that's saturniidae, there are species that live a few months because they have functional mouths

[@blackcat3268]

Soooo adorable:)

[@raven5644]

It's soo prettyy :o Also the moth probably thinks: wtf is going on

[@ZakWolf]

It's like the giant silk moths are a completely different family of Lepidoptera than the rest of the moths.

[@joker_jd3386]

what a beautiful creature, sadly they only live for a week

[@roberthernandez782]

I seen one in upper peninsula Michigan flying around in the Garland zoo

[@sitarainbow8837]

They're in all states east of our Great Plains. ~♥~

[@PeeshyInk]

I noticed one of those green Luna moths just resting in the middle of the walkway when I went to get a drink. It's wings were out so I could see all the colors in close view. Sadly, I think the moth's head was squashed from someone stepping on it. But I'm not entirely sure if it was alive. Though I found my day was the brightest at that point. It was just so beautiful.

[@Weeklongwind647]

It’s actually a guy. It has big feathery antennas which means he is a fat boi. He will die very soon, so umm don’t get attached to it and let it fly away at around 1 am to 4 am at a safe time.

[@deans.4705]

I used to have one of these as a pet. I used dental floss as a leash and we would walk to the grocery store. It was mint flavored floss and he seemed to really like it. It died eating my toothpaste.

[@dewbow134]

They actually don't have a mouth and don't feed on anything

[@JSRF91]

It's a fairy 🥺🧚‍♀️✨

[@aubrey6002]

ITS SO CUTE!!!!

[@karenstanley964]

Incredible

[@heyjude4842]

Like his head piece, very pretty

[@papabadgerjones1111]

My luna moth last year lay her eggs and this year I saw her baby a beautiful luna moth🥰😅

[@visualvirtue9640]

Nice video, thanks for posting.

[@CrimsonFox36]

he's beautiful

[@coolkitxxgurl]

They are so prettyy

[@cardboardbox5704]

**Berserk Flashbacks** :"V

[@alishamarie3703]

Awesome! Yes, males have larger antennae just like this one

[@e_master_the_one]

Aww its so CUTE!

[@lanluan4524]

It’s so cute❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@assuma0411]

You are good in creating a kite and it was pretty, sir.

[@79guitarherofreak]

I would be shaking as well if I was holding such a magnificent green piece of paper

[@h2onightmare278]

so cute

[@shrimpyliamd6406]

Me:Awwww! So cute! My brain:M O T H M A N

[@user-ri2rr5gg6n]

It's so cute!!!!!!!!!!!

[@trashpanda9615]

My favourite moths

[@darkraven4467]

Beautiful creatures. It’s just a tragedy that their lifespans are so short.

[@cassieldark4954]

pretty ones

[@ItsZynix]

We had a huge nest of that in a tree in our backyard and I saw it and thought it was a huge spiderweb! We almost knocked it down but we say a moth hatch!

[@eveningowl9443]

I want one😭 NVM i just want to see one in person they look sooo amazing!!!!!

[@pumpkxnz_11]

omg that male lunar moth is cute!!!!

[@littleloiee]

Had one in my bed in Oakland ,California while visiting my family... I have always been afraid of mothe so I went to the living room to sleep ...but ddn't get any sleep that night!!!!!i

[@christophersudbrink4946]

It's so sad that they don't live long. They only live for one week. So few things in this world are perfect.

[@hazeeqrazak]

His face is soo cute!!

[@Ryan_The_Thing]

I picked up a Luna Moth before! ^^