Why do luna Moth only live a week?

They survive on stored fat from when they were a caterpillar and live only for a week.

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Species of Actias

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Scientific Classification

Phylum

Arthropods

Class

Bugs

Order

Moths and butterflies

Family

Saturniids

Genus

Actias

Species

Luna Moth (Actias luna)

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