Editing Luna moth (section)

== Etymology ==

Described and named ''Phalena plumata caudata'' by [[James Petiver]] in 1700, this was the first North American saturniid to be reported in the insect literature.<ref name=Tuskes1996>{{Citation |vauthors= Tuskes PM, Tuttle JP, Collins MM |year= 1996 |title= The Wild Silk Moths of North America: A Natural History of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada |publisher= Cornell University Press |location= Ithaca, New York |pages= 182–184 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=3vqpGATXU2oC&q=Phalena+plumata+caudata&pg=PA182|access-date=30 July 2018|isbn= 978-0801431302 }}.</ref> The initial Latin name, which roughly translates to "brilliant, feather tail",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://infinitespider.com/five-facts-about-the-luna-moth/ |title=Five Facts About the Luna Moth |website=The Infinite Spider - A Science and Nature Blog for Naturalists and Educators |date=24 June 2017 |access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> was replaced when [[Carl Linnaeus]] described the species in 1758 in the tenth edition of [[Lepidoptera in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae|Systema Naturae]], and renamed it ''Phalaena luna'', later ''Actias luna'', with ''luna'' derived from [[Luna (goddess)|Luna]], the Roman moon goddess. The common name became "Luna moth".<ref name=Tuskes1996 /> Several other North American giant silk moths were also given species names after Roman or Greek mythology.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nationalmothweek.org/2014/04/29/our-giant-silk-moths-and-ancient-mythology/ |title=Our Giant Silk Moths and Ancient Mythology |date=2014 |website=National Moth Week |access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref>