The Luna Moth

Moths are like butterflies, except that their wings are thicker, and they have bigger bodies. They also like to fly around street lights at (1) __________ in summer. The Luna moth begins life as a very (2) __________ caterpillar, which is a kind of insect. When it’s born, this caterpillar (3) __________ most of its time eating the leaves of many different kinds of trees. In fact, all it does for a (4) __________ is eat. After about a month of eating these plants, the caterpillar (5) __________ a small house around its body, which is called a cocoon. The insect lives inside this for about three weeks, and then it (6) __________ out as a moth. The Luna moth is very special because it has beautiful green wings, which have an unusual shape, and little circles on them.

National Geographic

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)