Biology:Actias truncatipennis

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Short description: Species of moth

Actias truncatipennis
Actias truncatipennis adult male sjh.jpg
Male
Actias truncatipennis adult female sjh.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Actias
Species:
A. truncatipennis
Binomial name
Actias truncatipennis
(Sonthonnax, 1899)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tropaea truncatipennis Sonthonnax, 1899

Actias truncatipennis is an uncommon moth of the family Saturniidae that is found in Mexico. The species was first described by Léon Sonthonnax in 1899.

It resembles the Luna moth but is considerably larger.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1759930 entry