Actias ningpoana is a 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...

 of the Family Saturniidae

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...

, also known as the Chinese Moon Moth.

Taxonomy

The taxon ningpoana Felder has been regarded as a subspecies of Actias selene

Actias selene

The 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...

until recently http://tpittaway.tripod.com/silk/a_sel.htm and was included as a good species in Ylla et at. (2005).

Range

• China (Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan) (Zhu & Wang, 1996)
• Russia (far east) (Zolotuhin & Chuvilin, 2009)

Adult

They have small heads, densely hairy bodies, and can have a wingspan ranging from 13 to 15 centimeters.

Host plants

In Hong Kong, A. ningpoana has been reared on Camphor (Cinnamomum camphora) (Hill et al., 1982 as Arctias [sic] selene), sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana) (Barretto, 2004), Hibiscus

Hibiscus

Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is quite large, containing several hundred species that are native to warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world...

, Chinese Tallow (Sapium sebiferum) & Willow (Salix babylonica) (Yiu, 2006)