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Noun: luna moth
  1. Large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing
    "The luna moth rested on the window pane, its ethereal green wings glowing in the moonlight";
    - Actias luna

Derived forms: luna moths

Type of: saturniid, saturniid moth

Part of: Actias, genus Actias

Encyclopedia: Luna moth