Luna Moth and school is out ... for students.

Sue Neal and I went to graduation Friday evening.  We had just under 200 students graduate.  We got see a lot of our former students at graduation and it was good to catch up.

Today,  after raining last night, we were able to catch up on things around the house and yard.  Sue Neal mowed the yard and I push mowed the trim.  I checked all our hives and there are a large number of bees in the hives but, this raining weather has reduced honey production.  Our new hives and splits are coming along well.

While checking hives, I spotted a newly emerged Luna Moth (Actias luna), I believe a male.  It was hanging on a small cedar tree about a foot off the ground.  We have many of the trees of choice for their larva ... hickory, persimmon, walnut, sweetgum and sumac.  Adult moths only live 7 days for the sole purpose of mating.  During this time the moths don't eat and do not have a mouth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actias_luna