Actias
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| An assortment of mounted Actias moths and their cocoons | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Tribe: | Saturniini |
| Genus: | Actias Leach 1815 |
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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.
Species
[edit | edit source]The following species are recognised in the genus Actias:[1]
- Actias acutapex Kishida, 2000
- Actias aliena (Butler, 1879)
- Actias angulocaudata Naumann & Bouyer, 1998
- Actias apollo Röber, 1923
- Actias arianeae (Brechlin, 2007)
- Actias artemis (Bremer & Gray, 1853)
- Actias australovietnama Brechlin, 2000
- Actias brevijuxta Nässig & Treadaway, 1997
- Actias bulbosa Nässig & Treadaway, 1997
- Actias callandra Jordan, 1911 – Andaman moon moth
- Actias chapae Mell, 1950
- Actias chrisbrechlinae (Brechlin, 2007)
- Actias diana Maasen, 1872
- Actias dubernardi (Oberthür, 1897) – Chinese luna moth
- Actias dulcinea (Butler, 1881) – Sweetheart moon moth
- Actias eberti Rougeot, 1969
- Actias felicis (Oberthür, 1896)
- Actias gnoma (Butler, 1877) – Japanese moon moth
- Actias graesilia
- Actias groenendaeli Roepke, 1954
- Actias guangxiana Brechlin, 2012
- Actias heterogyna Mell, 1914
- Actias ignescens Moore, 1877
- Actias isabellae (Graells, 1849)
- Actias isis Sonthonnax, 1897
- Actias keralana Nässig, Naumann & Giusti, 2020
- Actias kongjiara Chu & Wang, 1993
- Actias lamdongensis
- Actias laotiana Testout, 1936
- Actias laovieta Naumann, Nässig & Löffler, 2017
- Actias loeffleri Naumann & Smetacek, 2023
- Actias luna (Linnaeus, 1758) – Luna moth
- Actias maenas (Doubleday, 1847) – Malaysian moon moth
- Actias neidhoeferi Ong & Yu, 1968
- Actias ningpoana Fielder, 1862 – Chinese moon moth
- Actias parasinensis Brechlin, 2009
- Actias peggyae Brechlin, 2017
- Actias philippinica Naessig & Treadaway, 1997
- Actias rasa Brechlin & Saldaitis, 2016
- Actias rhodopneuma Roeber, 1925 – Pink spirit moth
- Actias rosenbergii (Kaup, 1895)
- Actias seitzi Kalis, 1934
- Actias selene (Hübner, 1806) – Indian moon moth
- Actias shaanxiana (Brechlin, 2007)
- Actias sinensis (Walker, 1855) – South China moon moth
- Actias smetaceki Naumann, 2023
- Actias sumbawaensis U. Paukstadt, L.H. Paukstadt & Rougerie, 2010
- Actias timorensis U. Paukstadt , L.H. Paukstadt & Rougerie, 2010
- Actias truncatipennis (Sonthonnax, 1899)
- Actias uljanae (Brechlin, 2007)
- Actias vanschaycki Brechlin, 2013
- Actias winbrechlini (Brechlin, 2007)
- Actias witti (Brechlin, 2007)
- Actias xenia Jordan, [1912]
Selected former species
[edit | edit source]- Actias heterogyna (Kishida, 1993)
- Actias isabellae (Graells, 1849)
- Actias omeishana Watson, 1912
Galleries
[edit | edit source]Eggs
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Actias luna eggs
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Actias maenas eggs
1st Instar
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Actias luna reared on American Sweetgum.
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Actias selene reared on American Sweetgum.
2nd Instar
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Actias artemis reared on American Sweetgum
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Actias luna
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Actias selene
3rd Instar
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Actias luna
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Actias selene
4th Instar
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Actias artemis
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Actias luna
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Actias selene
5th Instar
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Actias artemis
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Actias luna
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Actias selene
Cocoon
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Actias luna
Adult
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Actias artemis male
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Actias dubernardi adult female
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Actias dubernardi male
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Actias isis adult female
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Actias isis adult male
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Actias luna female
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Actias luna male
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Actias maenas male
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Actias ningpoana female
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Actias selene male
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Actias sinensis female
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Actias sinesis male
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Actias truncatipennis female
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Actias truncatipennis male
References
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