Alive Just One Week

Alive just one week, the Luna moth plastered to my screen door under porch light is pale green and beautiful. It has no mouth and lives just a week so it can mate. The female calls the male in the middle of the night silently with pheromones. Keep your porch light on from April through August and open the door slowly just after dawn when you step out to get the paper. She may still be there. That’s not unusual at dawn. The male has done his part and like so many males his role’s complete so he moves on. Luna moths must work fast. Alive just one week, they have no mouth and never eat. Donal Mahoney