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Hey, kids: Draw this fancy moth for a chance to have your artwork published!

Follow the directions for drawing this fancy moth, and submit it . This week: Draw a fascinating luna moth.

Art Thief display art for luna moth. Amy Raudenbsuh #submittedImage
Art Thief display art for luna moth. Amy Raudenbsuh #submittedImageRead moreAmy Raudenbush

Did you know that there are 11,000 species of moths — more than 10 times the number of butterfly species. Moths can be smaller than the tip of your pinky or nearly a foot across.

Moths are master mimics. Some look like wasps, others look like hummingbirds and still others, like our luna, have eye-spots on their wings to fool predators into thinking they are much larger creatures.

That long, pretty tail isn't just for show, either. In flight, the swirling tail sends out sound waves that conflict with those of the flapping wings. This can disturb a bat's echolocation and allow the luna to escape becoming a bat's dinner,

Follow the directions to draw this fancy luna moth, and you'll have a chance to see your artwork published in the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News on Sept. 1, 2018. (And if you have time, click this link to learn to draw a cute duck, too.)

Details for submission are below. Happy drawing! We'll post another drawing lesson next week.

How to submit your artwork

Children are invited to send or email copies of their work to us at the address or the email below. Phone pictures are fine. One drawing weekly will be selected for publication on Sept. 1 and the selected artists will receive a prize.

Be sure to include your name, age, mailing address, and email or phone number.

Send to:
Arts Editor Becky Batcha
Philadelphia Inquirer
801 Market St.
Phila., PA 19107
Email: batchab@phillynews.com