What is "luna moth"

Luna \Lu"na\, n. [L.; akin to lucere to shine. See Light, n., and cf. Lune.]

1. The moon.

2. (Alchemy) Silver.

   Luna cornea (Old Chem.), horn silver, or fused silver chloride, a tough, brown, translucent mass; -- so called from its resemblance to horn.

   Luna moth (Zo["o]l.), a very large and beautiful American moth ( Actias luna). Its wings are delicate light green, with a stripe of purple along the front edge of the anterior wings, the other margins being edged with pale yellow. Each wing has a lunate spot surrounded by rings of light yellow, blue, and black. The caterpillar commonly feeds on the hickory, sassafras, and maple.

n. (context entomology English) A large, green American moth, ''Actias luna'', that has crescent-shaped marks on its wings

n. large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each fore wing [syn: Actias luna]