Luna Moth hybrids and luna with pink markings

[bugmankeith]

These Luna Moth hybrids are amazing, as well as the others in Luna family that hybridize!
http://insectsgalore.blogspot.com/2010/04/actias-hybrids.html?m=1

This luna is aberrant meaning unusual coloring Luna's normally have no pink coloring.
http://lepidoptera.jcmdi.com/u/abby2/Actias luna male (abberant).html
http://lepidoptera.jcmdi.com/u/abby2/Actias luna male abberant.html

 

[MrCrackerpants]

Wow! Very cool. Thanks for sharing bugmankeith!

 

[jecraque]

Those are gorgeous!

 

[Louise E. Rothstein]

They're gorgeous...But are they fertile?

---------- Post added 12-05-2013 at 01:22 AM ----------

Even "hardy" lunas rarely survive a single summer.
The "regular" lunas do "come back" next year,but those pink ones might not...

So...

While their images are within our reach...

These gorgeous creatures should be "reproduced" in lasting materials...

Because...

What gorgeous works of art they would be.

And what lovely jewelry.

 

[bugmankeith]

They're gorgeous...But are they fertile?

---------- Post added 12-05-2013 at 01:22 AM ----------

Even "hardy" lunas rarely survive a single summer.
The "regular" lunas do "come back" next year,but those pink ones might not...

So...

While their images are within our reach...

These gorgeous creatures should be "reproduced" in lasting materials...

Because...

What gorgeous works of art they would be.

And what lovely jewelry.

I'm not sure if the hybrids are fertile, if crossed with another hybrid or one pure species, that is a good question. Being many are able to hybridize it might be possible. My question is when the 2 parents eat different plants, how do you know which food plant the caterpillar can eat, clearly they figured it out if the adult is shown

Edit: found this small bit of info on raising hybrids http://www.actias.de/23392-graellsia-isabellae-×-actias-luna-hybrid.html