ACTIAS LUNA 261 



extending across the thorax. Near the body there are 

 long furry scales of purest white, and the fringes of 

 the wings may be white, yellow, or red. On each 

 wing is a transparent spot edged with white, black, 

 and sometimes red. The hind wings are drawn out in 

 long "tails." There are no apical eye-spots. The 

 antennae are very pectinate, and those of the female 

 are the narrower. 



Luna is considered to be double- brooded, but ours 

 laid eggs early in June, the larvae fed until the latter 

 half of August, then spun, and no moths emerged 

 before the following spring, though the cocoons were 

 kept in a room warm enough to sit and work in. 



Luna moths do not eat. Their pupae are the noisiest 

 we have ever had, for they rustle like fallen leaves. 

 One will start squirming in its cocoon, and that seems 

 to start all the rest, with the result that they can be 

 heard across a large room. One of Us has risen and 

 gone to see if a mouse could possibly have got into 

 their box, and this more than once, though mice are 

 less common than lunas in the house. 



