Luna Moth
Luna Moth Actias Luna Family: Saturniidae T he Luna Moth is a very interesting and striking critter. I have had the privilege of seeing one in person just once. It was the summer of the 17 year cicada and I was working for the YMCA of McHenry County doing before school care at Valley View Elementary School in McHenry Illinois. Valley View is surrounded by either semi hilly farmland or trees. Every morning we would do homework and play games inside until 15 minutes before the busses arrived at which point we would go outside to the playground. One morning on our way out to the playground one of the six kids in our group exclaimed “Wow! Look at that!!!” pointing towards the area where the brick wall of the building met the sidewalk. I remember turning to look and being fairly startled at the size of the creature, my knee jerk reaction was to pull the kids back until I figured out what it was. We all crouched down about 3 feet away from it and discussed what w...