A student enrolled in an entomology class discovered a large green caterpillar in the fall. Interested in its development, he took it home and cared for it. He wasn’t sure what kind of butterfly or moth it would turn out to be, but he couldn’t wait to find out.and it turned out to be quitethe surprise.

（在秋天的时候，一个学生参加昆虫教学的时候发现了一个很大的毛毛虫，感兴趣于虫子的生长，他把毛毛虫带回家并且细心照料。他不确定这只毛毛虫会变成一只漂亮的蝴蝶还是一只飞蛾，但是他很迫切希望知道，而最终的结果是他所意料不到）

This is what the caterpillar looked like in the fall.

(这是毛毛虫在秋天的时候看起来的样子)

It was a little hard to tell what kind of caterpillar it was…

很难去说这个毛毛虫是属于什么品种

Soon, she built a silk cocoon and pupated inside.
很快，他编制了一个丝茧、蛹，把自己裹在里面。

Then, after much suspense, she crawled out of this tiny cocoon.
接着，更让人惊奇，他慢慢爬出了他的小丝茧。

And she was a giant luna moth
她实际上是一个巨大的月亮飞蛾

Talk about a surprise!

神奇的事情

Luna moths are one of the largest in North America.
月亮飞蛾是北美最大的一种飞蛾

Typically, they are more active (and can be seen more easily) at night

通常来首，他们更喜欢在夜间活动（也更容易被看到）

It’s hard to believe such a huge, snuggly moth could come out of such a small cocoon.
很难让人相信，如此巨大，舒张的飞蛾居然来自那么小的一个丝茧。

这种飞蛾，更多人把他叫做月亮飞蛾。是一种在北美很普遍很石灰绿色的大飞蛾。这只飞蛾是一个母的，因为他的触角比公的要疏一些，

成年的这种飞蛾在白天的时候摆脱他们的壳，并且他们的翅膀非常的柔弱，当他们第一次爬出来的时候。他们必须舒展翅膀，通过喷出

自己身上的液体。这种巨大，漂亮的飞蛾只能活大概一个星期，他们不能吃东西和吸收营养，他们的目标就是在一周内找到另一半。

他们作为飞蛾的时间，如此短暂，享受它们的美丽之旅吧。

The Actias luna, more commonly known as the Luna Moth, is a large lime-green moth that can be found in North America. He knew that his moth was a female because her antennae were a little less bushy than her male counterparts’. The adults will emerge from their cocoons in the morning and their wings are very small when they first crawl out (which you can tell by the opening). They must enlarge them by pumping bodily fluids through them. These giant, beautiful moths only live to be about one week old. They cannot eat or absorb nutrients, their only goal is to mate within that one week.

His time with the moth will be limited, share their beautiful journey.

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