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Name

Glowing Luna Moth

 
Description - How would you describe a Glowing Luna Moth?

Unique fluorescent insect, adored by religious humans.

 
Type of creature - What type of animal is Glowing Luna Moth?

Insect

 
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Color - What colors does a Glowing Luna Moth come in?

Females and males are similar in size and appearance: green wings, eyespots on both forewings and hind wings, and long, sometimes somewhat twisted tails extending from the back edge of the hindwings. Bodies are white and hairy. The forward edge of the forewing is dark-colored and thick, tapering in thickness from the thorax to the wing tip. Its color can range from maroon to brown. The "eye" pattern on foreings are oval in shape, with a round "pupil" inside. The "eyes" are thought to confuse potential predators.

 
Size - How big (or small) is the usual Glowing Luna Moth?

Typically, it has a wingspan of roughly 120 mm (4.5 in), but can exceed 190 mm (7.0 in), making it one of the larger moths on the continent.

 
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Preferred habitat - What kind of habitat is best for Glowing Luna Moth?

Just like Lunar Civets, Glowing Moths live in warm climate, near bodies of water.

 
Migratory patterns - Does Glowing Luna Moth have any migratory patterns?

Glowing Moths seem to migrate in groups of 100-200 individuals between different osases and civet's territories. They travel only between midnight and 4 am. They tend to be very careful and slow to travel bigger distances, because being caught by the sun in the middle of desert is a inevitable death for whole flock.

 
Herding patterns - What herd patterns does Glowing Luna Moth have?

Larvae and cocoons are usually concentrated in one spot, in the middle/top parts of water grasses. Once they turn into adult moths, they tend to use Lunar Civet's back as a "landmark" and meeting spot.

 
Predators - What are the major predators of Glowing Luna Moth?

Most insect eating animals; the biggest danger for them are hawks, owls, ferrets, fish and... humans, who are using cocoons to create silk and consider larvae to be a delicacy.

 
Prey - What does Glowing Luna Moth prey on in its habitat?

They feast on small other small insects and parasites living in civet's fur, sometimes they participate in consuming bigger, already dead/decaying creatures

 
Symbiosis

-copied from Lunar Civet's page - "Lunar Civets are mostly known for their symbiosis relationship with Glowing Luna Moths, which resulted in them both becoming the symbol of Godess of Night and Destiny.
In natural habitat, Lunar Civets spend most of their nights walking around, carrying mentioned moths on their back. While Glowing Moths are keeping civet's healthy by feasting on flees and other parasites living in their fur, what moths are getting in return is protection from predators, easier way to migrate and find each other. They are also the ones that benefit from civet's death, as they are first to devour it's flesh, getting all the sodium they need to survive.

Religious humans believe that a sight of Lunar civet (no matter if alive or dead) accompanied by Glowing Moths is a sign of holy presence and making of a good decision."

 
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Similar creatures - What other creatures is Glowing Luna Moth most like?

Other types of moths and butterflies, mostly other silk-creating species

 
Symbolisms - What symbolisms does Glowing Luna Moth hold in your world?

On their own they symbolise peace and fortune; in the company of Lunar Civet they are a sign of gods presence and approval of your decisions and lifestyle.

 
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Phylum

Anthropoda

 
Class

Insecta

 
Order

Lepidoptera

 
Family

Saturniidae

 
Genus

Actias

 
Species

Actias Luna Nitereris

 
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