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Actias
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.
42 branches of this genus, most-observed first
North American Luna Moth
speciesActias luna
Chinese Moon Moth
speciesActias ningpoana
Indian Moon Moth
speciesActias selene
South China Moon Moth
speciesActias sinensis
Ōmizuao
speciesActias aliena
Malaysian Moon Moth
speciesActias maenas
Actias artemis
speciesActias artemis
Chinese Moon Moth
speciesActias dubernardi
Japanese Moon Moth
speciesActias gnoma
Actias neidhoeferi
speciesActias neidhoeferi
Mexican Moon Moth
speciesActias truncatipennis
western Chinese moon moth
speciesActias parasinensis
Actias rhodopneuma
speciesActias rhodopneuma
Sulawesi Moon Moth
speciesActias isis
Kerala Moon Moth
speciesActias keralana
Actias philippinica
speciesActias philippinica
Actias chrisbrechlinae
speciesActias chrisbrechlinae
Actias groenendaeli
speciesActias groenendaeli
Actias seitzi
speciesActias seitzi
Actias brevijuxta
speciesActias brevijuxta
Actias eberti
speciesActias eberti
Actias dulcinea
speciesActias dulcinea
Actias angulocaudata
speciesActias angulocaudata
Actias shaanxiana
speciesActias shaanxiana
Actias witti
speciesActias witti
Actias chapae
speciesActias chapae
Actias smetaceki
speciesActias smetaceki
Actias callandra
speciesActias callandra
Actias ignescens
speciesActias ignescens
Actias arianeae
speciesActias arianeae
Actias uljanae
speciesActias uljanae
Actias winbrechlini
speciesActias winbrechlini
Actias laotiana
speciesActias laotiana
Actias guangxiana
speciesActias guangxiana
Actias kongjiaria
speciesActias kongjiaria
Actias xenia
speciesActias xenia
Actias vanschaycki
speciesActias vanschaycki
Actias rasa
speciesActias rasa
Actias peggyae
speciesActias peggyae
Actias lushanensis
speciesActias lushanensis
Actias felicis
speciesActias felicis
Actias apollo
speciesActias apollo
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47917.