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luna moth
or Lu顎僴a moth顎
noun
- a large, pale-green, American moth, Actias luna, having purple-brown markings, lunate spots, and long tails.
luna moth
noun
- a large American saturniid moth, Tropaea (or Actias ) luna, having light green wings with a yellow crescent-shaped marking on each forewing
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of luna moth1
An Americanism dating back to 1850鈥55
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of luna moth1
C19: so named from the markings on its wings
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Her videos are likewise full of morphing and empathic imagery, like a luna moth hatching from a ponytail.
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鈥淥ne night, I had nine luna moths on the sheet,鈥 she said.
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Maltbie lingered with the clubs, however, and emerged looking like a聽鈥渃hrome luna moth,鈥 with irons down his pant legs, down the back of his shirt and along his arms.
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With its tail, assuming it has one, the luna moth can frustrate a bat鈥檚 ability to use echolocation to hunt.
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The green wings of the luna moth, with their elegant, long tails, aren鈥檛 just about style.
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