Actias luna, commonly known as the Luna Moth, is a lime-green

Lime (color)

Lime, also traditionally known as lime green or lime-green, is a color three-quarters of the way between yellow and green , so named because it is a representation of the color of the citrus fruit called limes...

, Nearctic

Nearctic

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 Saturniid

Saturniidae

The Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, are among the largest and most spectacular of the moths. They form a family of Lepidoptera, with an estimated 1,300 to 1,500 described species worldwide...

 moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 in the family Saturniidae

Saturniidae

The Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, are among the largest and most spectacular of the moths. They form a family of Lepidoptera, with an estimated 1,300 to 1,500 described species worldwide...

, subfamily Saturniinae

Saturniinae

The Saturniinae or saturniines are a subfamily of the Family Saturniidae. These are medium to very large-sized moths, with adult wingspans ranging from 7.5 to 15 cm, in some cases even more....

. It has a wingspan of up to 4.5 inches, making it one of the largest moths in North America.
This moth is found in North America

North America

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 from east of the Great Plains

Great Plains

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 in the United States

United States

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 to northern Mexico

Mexico

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 and from Manitoba

Manitoba

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 eastward through central Quebec

Quebec

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 to Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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 in Canada

Canada

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Based on the climate

Climate

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 in which they live, the Luna Moths produce differing numbers of generations.