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By: Janae Humpherys
INTRODUCTION
Hello class. We are here to learn about the Buck Moth. It lives in the Sonoran Desert. It flies during the day, while other moths fly at night
  WHO AM I?
I am an endangered species that belongs to a family of larger moths, which include the giant silk moth. WHERE DO I LIVE? I live throughout the eastern United States, from Maine, Florida, Texas, Kansas, and Wisconsin. I live in fens, which are wetlands where plant roots are held together to form a mat of floating plants that look like a thick blanket of vegetation. WHAT DO I EAT? My eggs that survive keep themselves alive by eating thin plant stems. As an adult, I only live for two weeks and do not eat during that time period. HOW DO I LOOK? I am white, black, and orange when full grown. The male wingspan is about 5 to 6 centimeters. The female is a little bigger, with a wingspan of 6 to 7 centimeters. Our bodies are about 3.8 centimeters long. HOW DO I REPRODUCE? I start out as black caterpillars covered in stinging hairs. I hatch from eggs in early June. I eat until mid-July and then make cocoons. In September, I break through my cocoon as a Buck Moth. During our short life, males fly through fens looking for mates. The females lay eggs, but not all of them survive. FUN FACT ABOUT ME? I fly during the day, while other moths fly at night. Birds, spiders, and crickets prey on me
WHERE DID YOU FIND INFORMATION ABOUT ME? On the Internet ACTIVITIES
Kindergarten Activity
1st/2nd Grade Activity
3rd Grade Activity
References
Buck Moth http://www.ag.auburn.edu/enpl/bulletins/buckmoth/buckmoth.htm
Buck Moth
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