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]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
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Golden moon moth
Male
Female
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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
  • Actias heterogyna Mell, 1914
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Subspecies

  • Actias sinensis sinensis
  • Actias sinensis subaurea Kishida, 1993 (Taiwan)

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