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How do you tell a male Luna moth from a female Luna moth?

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Look at the antenna on the head. If it's a male it will have large well developed antenna with lots of hairs on them to catch a whiff of the female pheromone. The female antenna would be plain whip like.

I would describe the female antenna is much narrower than the male antenna, but still rather feather-like in appearance.

First answer by Zaf. Last edit by Virginia malone. Contributor trust: 3 [recommend contributor recommended]. Question popularity: 33 [recommend question].

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