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The luna moth (Actias luna), also called the American moon moth, is a Nearctic moth in the family Saturniidae, ... (Rhus) as host plants for the caterpillars. [2] ...
Actias selene, the Indian moon moth or Indian luna moth, is a species of saturniid moth from Asia. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1807. This species is popular among amateur entomologists and is often reared from eggs or cocoons that are available from commercial sources. They fly mainly at night.
Actias ningpoana, the Chinese moon moth, is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by father-and-son entomologists Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1862. [ 1 ] It is quite large, and has long, curved, hindwing tails.
The luna moth is one of the world’s best-known moths. It has been used in various logos, many an artist has interpreted it and even the most neophyte moth-ers instantly recognize it.
The female lays up to 120 eggs, and may place their eggs anywhere. The egg is oval-shaped, 1.5 by 1 millimetre (0.059 in × 0.039 in); whitish gray, and firmly stuck to branches or sides of the cage that the female had been kept in. Caterpillars, 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in) long, hatch after 10–14 days, the warmer and the higher the humidity, the quicker it happens.
Clutch of emperor gum moth (Opodiphthera eucalypti) eggs. Depending on the moth, a single female may lay up to 200 eggs on a chosen host plant. Others are laid singly or in small groups. [3] They are round, slightly flattened, smooth, and translucent or whitish.
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 .
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