I mentioned in the Random Thoughs Thread that I found a luna moth (Actias luna), which is a lime-green, Nearctic Saturniid moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae. I was walking out of the local bank when I noticed a lady pointing at the wall or sidewalk and who asked me to look. I was a bit concerned at first, because I couldn't see anything, and thought she might be a bit nuts. Then I saw a large green moth on the ground.
Another lady walked out of her cigar store and started asking about it. I indicated it was a luna moth. Neither had ever seen one. So I carefully picked it up, because it seemed injured. The lady from the cigar store gave me a spare box, so I brought the luna moth home. I released it near our herb garden and it flew up and away. I thought I'd lose it, but I followed to an oak tree at the edge of the forest behind the neighbors property. I then retrieved my camera and took some pictures.
It's quite a beautiful creature. I believe it is a male who is searching for a mate. Note the really fuzzy antennae - apparently better to follow the scent of a female.
http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/luna_moth.htm