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Luna moth caterpillars are mostly known as the silkmoth. They eat many leaves and plants such as walnut and pecan trees.

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Lunar Moths are apart of the Saturniidae family. The caterpillar of this moth, eat whatever plant they decide to molt on and sometimes a their old molt skins.

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many kinds of tree leaves

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leaves

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