An assortment of mounted Actias moths and their cocoons
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Saturniidae
Tribe:
Saturniini
Genus:
Actias Leach 1815
Species
Numerous, see text
Synonyms
Echidna Hübner, [1807]
Tropaea Hübner, [1819]
Meceura Billberg, 1820
Artemis Kirby & Spence, 1828
Plectropteron Hutton, 1846
Argema Wallengren, 1858
Angas Wallengren, 1865
Sonthonnaxia Watson, 1913
Proactias Arora & Gupta, 1979
Actias is a genus of Saturniid moths, which contains the Asian-American moon moths. Long tails on their hindwings are among their distinctive traits. Other moths with similar appearance are Copiopteryx, Argema and Eudaemonia.
The majority of species in this genus feed on the leaves of sweetgum, pine, or similar trees. As with all Saturniids, adult Actias moths lack functional mouthparts so their lifespan after emergence from the cocoon only ranges from a few days to a week.
Actias luna. Wikispecies has information related to Luna moth. Luna moth info Rearing Actias luna Actias luna at www.butterfliesandmoths.org Actias luna...
Vasilievich Bremer and William Grey in 1853. Actias artemis is a close relative and look-alike of Actias luna, the American Luna moth. 2nd-instar larva...
Graellsia isabellae × Actias selene is a hybrid of the Spanish moon moth and the Indian moon moth (Actias selene). Graellsia isabellae x Actias selene (Hybrid)...
Actias chrisbrechlinae is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in China (Yunnan, Sichuan and Guangxi). "Actias". Saturniidae Web. Retrieved 16...
1998: Actias angulocaudata new species, a new Saturniid from China (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomologische Zeitschrift 108 (6): 224-231. "Actias". Saturniidae...
Actias dubernardi, the Chinese moon moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Charles Oberthür in 1897. This moth can...
Actias neidhoederi is a species of moth belonging to the family Saturniidae. It is endemic to Taiwan. Actias neidhoederi was first described by the Sheng-Keng...
Actias ignescens is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Laos and India, where it has been recorded from the Andaman Islands. BOLD Systems...
Actias winbrechlini is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in China (Yunnan) and Burma. "Actias". Saturniidae Web. Retrieved 16 January 2017...
Actias arianeae is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in China (Shaanxi). "Actias". Saturniidae Web. Retrieved 16 January 2017. Brechlin, R...
Alessandro (2020). "A new species of the species-group of Actias maenas from South India: Actias keralana sp. n. (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)". 41: 41-50....
Actias ningpoana, the Chinese moon moth, is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by father-and-son entomologists...
Actias kongjiaria is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in China. Actias kongjiaria kongjiaria Actias kongjiaria shaangxiana Brechlin, 2007...
on Rhizophora species. "Actias". Saturniidae Web. Retrieved 16 January 2017. The Host Plant and Pre-imaginal Stages of Actias callandra (Saturniidae)...
Actias groenendaeli is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Roepke in 1954. It is found in Indonesia. Actias groenendaeli groenendaeli...
Actias felicis is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in China (Tibet). The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pinus species, including Pinus...
Actias uljanae is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in China (Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan and Jiangxi). "Actias". Saturniidae Web. Retrieved...
Actias australovietnama is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Vietnam. "Actias". Saturniidae Web. Retrieved 16 January 2017. Brechlin, Ronald...
Eudonia actias is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eudonia actias. Wikispecies...
Actias philippinica is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in the Philippines. It is very similar in appearance to Actias isis. Actias philippinica...
superspecies complex that includes Actias ignescens Moore 1877 from the Andamans, Actias isis (Sonthonnax 1897) from Sulawesi, and Actias groenendaeli Roepke 1954...
Actias rhodopneuma, colloquially known as the pink spirit moth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in China, Laos, Vietnam, Burma, Thailand...
Pyncostola actias is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded...
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