Biology:Actias sinensis

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Short description: Species of moth

Chinese moon moth
Actias sinensis adult male sjh.jpg
Male
Actias sinensis adult female sjh.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Actias
Species:
A. sinensis
Binomial name
Actias sinensis
(Walker, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tropaea sinensis Walker, 1855
  • Mell, 1914 Actias heterogyna

Actias sinensis, the Golden moon moth, is a moth of the Family Saturniidae. It is found in China , Taiwan, Vietnam, Myanmar, India and Thailand. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[2]

Subspecies

  • Actias sinensis sinensis
  • Actias sinensis subaurea Kishida, 1993 (northern China)

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References

  • Brechlin, R., 2012: six new species of the genus Actias Leach, 1815 from South-East Asia. (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-Satsphingia 5 (3): 41-51.
  • Kishida, Y., 1993. Description of a New Subspecies of Actias heterogyna Mell, 1914 from Taiwan (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae). Gekkan-Mushi (267): 18-20.

Wikidata ☰ Q1759885 entry