If you see a fluorescent green, large moth in the moonlight, it's probably a Luna moth. Look quickly, the adult Luna moth only lives for a week. It has long, sweeping lower wing-tails. The moth s wings span from 3 to nearly 8 inches across. You ll find them in almost any area with deciduous trees, hanging out near lights at night.
Caterpillars eat leaves from hickory, walnut, sweet gum, birch and persimmon trees.
They make a leaf cocoon on the ground. You ll find Luna moths and their caterpillars living in the eastern two-thirds of North America. .