Actias artemis
Actias artemis | |
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Adult male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Genus: | Actias |
Species: | A. artemis |
Binomial name | |
Actias artemis |
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.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Actias artemis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Actias artemis (Bremer, 1861)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 14, 2018.