Biology:Actias artemis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Actias artemis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Actias |
| Species: | A. artemis
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| Binomial name | |
| Actias artemis (Bremer & Grey, 1853)[1]
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Actias artemis is a moth native to Japan , Korea, China , India and Malaysia. The species was first described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer and William Grey in 1853.[2] Actias artemis is a close relative and look-alike of Actias luna, the American Luna moth.
Images of life cycle
2nd-instar larva
4th-instar larvae
5th-instar larvae
5th-instar larvae
5th-instar larva
Adult male
Host plants
Larvae can be fed on willow (Salix), alder (Alnus), hickory (Carya), oak, plum, walnut and maple.
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Actias artemis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=68044.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Actias artemis (Bremer, 1861)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/bombycoidea/saturniidae/saturniinae/actias/#artemis. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q534875 entry
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