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"As with the dragonflies, I was taken aback by the number of butterflies, moths, and other insects that manage to thrive in Skyrim.
The Luna Moth is especially beautiful; its thin, almost ephemeral wings seem too delicate to hoist anything into the air, giving them an almost magical appearance. Indeed, that sense extends to the properties they exhibit when crushed and distilled (an action I admit was difficult to perform at first, no matter my resolve to discover all that Skyrim has to offer. These creatures are simply that beautiful!)
While they can be used for creating poisons that damage magicka, I feel that would be a waste of their potential. Do not be alarmed if, when the wings are broken down almost completely, they appear to almost disappear under your mortar. That very quality makes the wings quite effective in potions of invisibility!"
― Agneta Falia in Herbalist's Guide to Skyrim
Luna Moths are nocturnal creatures, and only appear at nighttime intervals between eight and eleven o'clock. They can be found along roadsides, often near trees or rocks, and can be hard to detect when they land. They spawn in groups of three, often accompanied by Torchbugs.
Luna Moth Wing is an ingredient. It can be used to make potions at an alchemy lab as part of Alchemy.
Luna Moth Wings can be collected by Luna Moths, which are easy to spot thanks to their glowing wings. Unlike other butterflies, Luna Moths only come out at night, and there is a lot of them around Talking Stone Camp, northeast of Rorikstead as well as inside Bloated Man's Grotto, north of Falkreath.
In the real world..
Actias luna (Linnaeus 1758), commonly known as the Luna Moth, is a lime-green, Nearctic Saturniid moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae. It has a wingspan of up to 114mm (4.5 inches), making it one of the largest moths in North America.
This moth is often mistakenly referred to as the Lunar Moth, instead of the Luna Moth. It is also sometimes referred to as the American Moon Moth.
Examples of its popularity include its appearance on a first class United States postage stamp issued in 1987; its selection to grace the front cover of A Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America (Covell 2005); and the use of an animated luna moth in the current (2007) television commercials for the sleep aid Lunesta.
Luna Moths fly, only at night, in Spring and early Summer. Adults are very strong fliers and are attracted to lights. They do not feed.
The adults are strongly attracted to light – particularly UV wavelengths. There has been some concern that light pollution from man-made sources (particularly mercury vapor street lights) may deter lunas and other silk moths from mating and have a negative impact on their populations in urban areas (Worth and Muller 1979).
Although rarely seen due to their very brief (1 week) adult lives, Luna Moths are considered common. They are more commonly seen at night. As with all Saturniidae, the adults do not eat or have mouths.
Luna Moths are usually found in forested areas. They emerge as adults solely to mate, and as such, only live approximately one week.
Development from hatching to pupation takes a month or longer depending on temperature.
The Luna Moth pupates after spinning a cocoon. As a pupa, this species is particularly active. When disturbed, if it feels threatened the moth will wiggle within its pupal case, producing a noise.
Luna moth caterpillars are never sufficiently common to cause significant damage to their host trees.
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Screenshot from the PC game The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim, © Bethesda Softworks.
"As with the dragonflies, I was taken aback by the number of butterflies, moths, and other insects that manage to thrive in Skyrim.
The Luna Moth is especially beautiful; its thin, almost ephemeral wings seem too delicate to hoist anything into the air, giving them an almost magical appearance. Indeed, that sense extends to the properties they exhibit when crushed and distilled (an action I admit was difficult to perform at first, no matter my resolve to discover all that Skyrim has to offer. These creatures are simply that beautiful!)
While they can be used for creating poisons that damage magicka, I feel that would be a waste of their potential. Do not be alarmed if, when the wings are broken down almost completely, they appear to almost disappear under your mortar. That very quality makes the wings quite effective in potions of invisibility!"
― Agneta Falia in Herbalist's Guide to Skyrim
Luna Moths are nocturnal creatures, and only appear at nighttime intervals between eight and eleven o'clock. They can be found along roadsides, often near trees or rocks, and can be hard to detect when they land. They spawn in groups of three, often accompanied by Torchbugs.
Luna Moth Wing is an ingredient. It can be used to make potions at an alchemy lab as part of Alchemy.
Luna Moth Wings can be collected by Luna Moths, which are easy to spot thanks to their glowing wings. Unlike other butterflies, Luna Moths only come out at night, and there is a lot of them around Talking Stone Camp, northeast of Rorikstead as well as inside Bloated Man's Grotto, north of Falkreath.
In the real world..
- The Luna Moth is not a myth, it really exists!
Actias luna (Linnaeus 1758), commonly known as the Luna Moth, is a lime-green, Nearctic Saturniid moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae. It has a wingspan of up to 114mm (4.5 inches), making it one of the largest moths in North America.
This moth is often mistakenly referred to as the Lunar Moth, instead of the Luna Moth. It is also sometimes referred to as the American Moon Moth.
Examples of its popularity include its appearance on a first class United States postage stamp issued in 1987; its selection to grace the front cover of A Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America (Covell 2005); and the use of an animated luna moth in the current (2007) television commercials for the sleep aid Lunesta.
Described and named (as Phalena plumata caudata) by Petiver in 1700, the luna moth was the first North American saturniid to be reported in the literature (Tuskes et al. 1996). The original Latin name of the luna moth which referred to the long tails was lost when Linnaeus converted the name to a binomial with the specific epithet luna in 1758.
Luna Moths are members of the Saturniidae family, also known as the "Giant Silkworm Moths".
The family name Saturniidae is based on the eyespots of some members of the family that contain concentric rings reminiscent of the planet Saturn (Powell 2003). The luna moth gets its name from its moon-like spots.
Luna Moths fly, only at night, in Spring and early Summer. Adults are very strong fliers and are attracted to lights. They do not feed.
The adults are strongly attracted to light – particularly UV wavelengths. There has been some concern that light pollution from man-made sources (particularly mercury vapor street lights) may deter lunas and other silk moths from mating and have a negative impact on their populations in urban areas (Worth and Muller 1979).
Although rarely seen due to their very brief (1 week) adult lives, Luna Moths are considered common. They are more commonly seen at night. As with all Saturniidae, the adults do not eat or have mouths.
Luna Moths are usually found in forested areas. They emerge as adults solely to mate, and as such, only live approximately one week.
- Luna Moth Eggs and Pupae
Development from hatching to pupation takes a month or longer depending on temperature.
The Luna Moth pupates after spinning a cocoon. As a pupa, this species is particularly active. When disturbed, if it feels threatened the moth will wiggle within its pupal case, producing a noise.
- Luna Moth Caterpillars
Luna moth caterpillars are never sufficiently common to cause significant damage to their host trees.
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Skyrim Trivia on Luna Moth:
- Skyrim: Luna Moth Wing:
elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Lu…
- Skyrim Alchemy: Luna Moth Wing: Ingredient location, matchers, and effects:
skyrimalchemy.com/ingredients/… - Skyrim: Insects:
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Real-world Trivia Sources on Luna Moth:
- Wikipedia: Luna Moth
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actias_l…
- Fairfax County Public Schools: Island Creekes Ecology: Luna Moth
www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/eco…
- Featured Creatures: Entomology & Nematology: University of Florida: Luna Moth
entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/m… - Butterflies and Moths: Actias Luna
www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sp…
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Screenshot from the PC game The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim, © Bethesda Softworks.
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I love the vibrancy of the colours! 