Conceptually similarMILLARD H. SHARPLuna MothSS2219313BE5497MILLARD H. SHARPLuna MothSS2219314BE5498MILLARD H. SHARPLuna MothSS2219315BE5499MILLARD H. SHARPLuna MothSS2219317BE5501MILLARD H. SHARPLuna MothSS2219318BE5502MILLARD H. SHARPLuna MothSS2219319BE5503MILLARD H. SHARPLuna MothSS2219320BE5504MILLARD H. SHARPLuna MothSS2219321BE5505MILLARD H. SHARPLuna MothSS2219322BE5506View AllView more with similar tones Luna MothLicense type:Rights ManagedUnique identifier:SS2219316Legacy Identifier:BE5500Description:An adult luna moth emerging from its cocoon. Here the luna moth is fully emerged but its wings are still folded. After emerging, the luna moth (Actias luna) has no mouth and cannot eat; it lives for only about one week, during which time it mates and lays eggs. This one was photographed (number 4 in a series of 13) at Florida's Timucuan Preserve.Credit:Millard H. Sharp/Science SourceSize:5147px × 3270px (~48 MB)Get PricingHow Will The Visual Be Used?ShareKeywords:actias-actias luna-animal-cocoon-emerging-floridian moth-folded wings-fully emerged-insect-luna-luna moth-metamorphoses-metamorphosis-moth-timucuan-timucuan preserve-wildlife preserveModel release:N/AParent folder:12233
