I finally saw my first luna moth here! People kept saying they'd be around, but this one was on the ground just outside the visitor center door, so I got a good look.
I didn't want it to get stepped on, so I got a piece of paper and sort of nudged it underneath the moth. Then I went and set the paper on the railing. It was just clinging to the paper and quivering. Since the wings looked a little banged up, I wasn't sure if it was going to be able to fly.
I did not realize at the time that I was capturing the shadow of those feathery antennae. Amazing!
I went to use the restroom since I was out there, and when I got back the moth had flown.
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