June 18, 2007

• The Lunesta moth

  About a half hour ago I stepped outside my work building to make a call and on the pavement I found this green moth on the ground.  I initially thought it was dead so I slightly brushed it with my foot, but to my amazement I found the little critter was still alive and attempted to flap its wings, but it couldn’t get airborne.  When I took a closer look at it, I couldn’t see anything wrong with it.  Its wings were intact.  Didn’t look like it was stepped on yet, and from the flapping, still had a lot of energy.

  Either case, went to my car and put on my work gloves so I could pick up the moth and placed it on some tree leaves and branches that was near the building.  Kinda strange that I did that as I usually tried to avoid the wonderful insect life that can be found in Hopkinton, especially the blood-sucking kind.  I guess I felt sorry for the little moth and wanted to give it a better chance at survival.  At least it won’t die from being stepped on if anything else.

  Googled it a bit and discovered that the bug is called the “Actius Luna” or the “Luna Moth” as its commonly known.  Turned out its the mascot for the sleeping-pill drug Lunesta and is very common in the New England area.  Wish I had my camera with me as it was also a pretty moth.  Never thought I’d say that, but it does have a peaceful look to it.

  

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