We were excited last week at the center to see not one, not two but three luna moths! These beautiful creatures are a rarity to behold and we were very lucky to get a chance to look at them with the Center for Conservation Leadership students that spent nearly a week here. In this region Luna moths live a maximum of seven days and only produce (at most) two generations per year up here in northern Wisconsin. The female moths lay 100-300 eggs, 4-7 at a time on the undersides of leaves. It takes between eight and thirteen days for them to incubate. Luna moths can have a wing span as large as 4.5 inches. Keep your eyes open for some of these beauties in your back yard!
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| (Photos (C) Katie Simonsen) |
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