Can you guess what this is? Plus last week's answer and winner!
August 9, 2021
Monday Nature Mystery
We are pleased to announce the winner of our Monday Nature Mystery, Suzanne Schneider! Please email us your snail mail address and preference for a hat or tote bag to: [email protected]
Congratulations to Suzanne for correctly identifying the lovely Luna Moth (Actias luna). One of the most striking giant silk moths, the Luna Moth is fairly common and can be found from Nova Scotia, south to Florida and as far west as east Texas. The adults do not have mouth parts and do not feed. They live only a few days to mate and lay eggs. Caterpillars can feed on persimmon, birch, walnuts, sumac, sweet gum and hickories. There are one to three broods a year in its range.
Last Week's mystery: Luna Moth (Actias luna). Photo: Judy Gallagher
Each Monday we’ll post a new photo and identify the previous week’s winner. They’ll receive an ASNV hat or tote bag.
Here is this week’s mystery:
Be sure to post your answer on our Facebook page @AudubonVA under the Monday Mystery post...do not reply to this email with your guess!
Please remember to write the common name, being mindful of hyphens, uppercase and lowercase letters and always include the Latin name in parentheses. To learn more about bird names click here.
Photo: Gary Meyers
Do you know what this is? Post your guess (please list both common name and Latin name) on our Facebook page @AudubonVA under Monday Nature Mystery.
Good luck!
-Audubon Society of Northern Virginia
Please note that all entries are date and time-stamped. We review each correct answer to see who commented first. If someone 'likes' your comment, it would move it up on the list, making it look like the first post. Winners are limited to one prize every 90 days.
