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luna mothSpecies (Actias luna) of saturniid moth of eastern North America. Lunas are pale green and have a wingspread of 4 in. (10 cm). The wings have a thin brown border, and each hind wing has a long tail-like projection. The larvae feed on the leaves of many kinds of trees and shrubs. See also moth. |
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I thought of your hovering saucers, looking for clues, and I wanted to write this down, so it wouldn't be lost forever-that once upon a time we had meadows here, and astonishing things, swans and frogs and luna moths and blue skies that could stagger your heart. One year, after studying the life cycle of Luna moths, we came up with the theme, "All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Creatures Great and Small, Celebrate Earth Day. Varl analogizes herself with a Luna moth, creating her own cocoon physically and literally, making a dress embroidered with her words--the actual poems themselves, in which to conceal and protect her developing womanhood from her master's "love" as well as a venue for her forbidden ideas. |
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