Actias sinensis
| Golden moon moth | |
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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. sinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Actias sinensis | |
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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
[edit]- Actias sinensis sinensis
- Actias sinensis subaurea Kishida, 1993 (Taiwan)
Gallery
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From Xingping, Guangxi
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References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Actias sinensis (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ "Taxonomy Browser: Actias sinensis". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- 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.
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