Q 01/05

Which everyday activity can an adult luna moth never do, because of the way its body is built?

A) Sleeping

B) Flying

C) Eating

D) Mating

Answer · why

C) Eating

Eating is impossible because adult luna moths have only shrunken, useless mouthparts. They exist just long enough to mate and lay eggs.

Q 02/05

The long, spinning hindwing tails of the luna moth evolved to fool which night-hunting predators?

A) Bats

B) Toads

C) Shrews

D) Spiders

Answer · why

A) Bats

Bats aim their sonar at the twirling tails instead of the body, striking them in about 55 percent of attacks. In tests, moths with tails survived far ...

Q 03/05

Once a luna moth leaves its cocoon as a winged adult, roughly how long does it have left to live?

A) About a day

B) About a week

C) About three months

D) About two years

Answer · why

B) About a week

About a week is all an adult luna moth gets, which is why this common species is so seldom seen. Every hour goes on finding a mate and laying eggs.

Q 04/05

An animated luna moth fluttered through 2007 television commercials for which prescription sleep aid?

A) Ambien

B) Lunesta

C) Sonata

D) Rozerem

Answer · why

B) Lunesta

Lunesta shares its mascot with a field guide to the moths of eastern North America, which puts a luna moth on its cover. Both choices show how well lo...

Q 05/05

The luna moth was honoured across the United States in June 1987 by appearing on what?

A) A state flag

B) A commemorative coin

C) A postage stamp

D) A license plate

Answer · why

C) A postage stamp

A postage stamp carried the luna moth in 1987, and the Postal Service chose it again in 2025 for a stamp made for odd-shaped envelopes.