Template:Did you know nominations/Luna moth


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The result was: promoted by Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 00:33, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Luna moth

 * ... that the Luna moth (pictured) is the only moth ever featured on a US postage stamp? Ref #15 Butterflies and Ref #16 Luna moth
 * ALT1:... that the long tails on the hindwings of Luna moths (pictured) are thought to interfere with echolocation used by bats to locate prey? Refs #3 (Lee) and #4 (Barber)
 * ALT2:... that the Luna moth (pictured) was named Actias luna after the Roman goddess of the moon by Carl Linnaeus in 1758? Ref #1 Tuskes
 * Reviewed: Oriental Basin pocket gopher
 * Comment: This is my sixth submitted DYK. I have reviewed seven.

Improved to Good Article status by David notMD (talk). Self-nominated at 01:49, 18 August 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Well-written article, promoted to GA within 7 days of DYK nom. The first hook is very interesting, but neither cited source specifically states it is the only moth ever featured on a US stamp. Alt1 hook checks out OK. The image is striking and easily discernible at 100px, but I have a concern about its copyright status: although stated as "own work" with a free cc-by-sa 4.0 license, a TinEye check shows it on several Internet websites a year ago. Can you explain?  JGHowes   talk  23:22, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
 * The butterfly citation shows all US stamps that show butterflies or moths, and Luna moth is the only moth.David notMD (talk) 00:31, 22 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Definitely a photo taken by me. In 2013 I posted it to my blog: http://www.maynardlifeoutdoors.com/2013/05/. This site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. If that is not appropriate, I will remove the photo from the article, replace it with a photo from Wikipedia Commons, and use that for the DYK. I am not aware of other usage. David notMD (talk) 00:31, 22 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Photo OK, AGF for ownership. A cc-NC-ND license is not allowable at Commons, but cc-by-sa 4.0 as you've licensed it at Commons, is.  JGHowes   talk  03:26, 22 August 2018 (UTC)