Actias
Encyclopedia
Actias is a genus
of Saturniid
moth
s, which contains the Asian-American Moon moths.
The majority of this genus feed on the gum of the sweetgum, pine
, or similar trees. As with all Saturniids, adult Actias moths do not possess functional mouths so their lifespan after emergence from the cocoon only ranges from a few days to a week.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of Saturniid
Saturniidae
The Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, are among the largest and most spectacular of the moths. They form a family of Lepidoptera, with an estimated 1,300 to 1,500 described species worldwide...
moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s, which contains the Asian-American Moon moths.
The majority of this genus feed on the gum of the sweetgum, pine
Pine
Pines are trees in the genus Pinus ,in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species.-Etymology:...
, or similar trees. As with all Saturniids, adult Actias moths do not possess functional mouths so their lifespan after emergence from the cocoon only ranges from a few days to a week.
Selected species
- Actias artemisActias artemisActias artemis or oomizuao in Japanese is a moth native to Japan as well as Korea, China, India and Malaysia. Actias artemis is a close relative and look-alike of Actias luna, the American Luna Moth....
- Actias callandra Jordan, 1911
- Actias dubernardiActias dubernardiThe Chinese Moon Moth or Chinese Luna Moth is a moth of the Family Saturniidae.-Life cycle:It takes 70–85 days from an egg to the adult, depending on the temperature and humidity conditions.-Egg:...
- Actias gnoma (Butler 1877) (Japanese moon moth)
- Actias groenendaeli Roepke, 1954
- Actias ignescens Moore, 1877
- Actias isisActias isisActias isis is a moth of the Family Saturniidae....
- Actias lunaActias lunaActias luna, commonly known as the Luna Moth, is a lime-green, Nearctic Saturniid moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae...
(Luna moth) - Actias maenasActias maenasThe Malaysian moon moth, Actias maenas, is a purple and yellow Indomalayan Saturniid in the subfamily Saturniinae.-Description:The species is considered to form a super-species complex that includes Actias ignescens Moore 1877 , Actias isis from Sulawesi and Actias groenendaeli Roepke 1954 from...
(Malaysian moon moth) - Actias mimosae (Boisduval, 1847)
- Actias neidhoeferiActias neidhoeferiActias neidhoeferi is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in Taiwan.Ong Sheng-keng and Yu Ching-kin were the first Taiwanese researchers to publish a journal article on Lepidoptera when they described Actias neidhoeferi as a new species....
Ong et Yu, 1968 - Actias ningpoanaActias ningpoanaActias ningpoana is a moth of the Family Saturniidae, also known as the Chinese Moon Moth.-Taxonomy:The taxon ningpoana Felder has been regarded as a subspecies of Actias selene until recently and was included as a good species in Ylla et at...
(Chinese moon moth) - Actias rhodopneuma Rober, 1925
- Actias seleneActias seleneThe Indian Moon Moth or Indian Luna Moth is a species of Saturniid moth from Asia. This species is popular among amateur entomologists and is often reared from eggs or cocoons that are available from commercial sources...
(Indian moon moth) - Actias sinensisActias sinensisThe Chinese moon moth is a moth of the Family Saturniidae....
=A. heterogyna (South China moon moth) - Actias truncatipennisActias truncatipennisActias truncatipennis is a moth of the Family Saturniidae....