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Actias rhodopneuma

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Actias rhodopneuma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Actias
Species:
A. rhodopneuma
Binomial name
Actias rhodopneuma
(Röber, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Euandrea rhodopneuma Röber, 1925

Actias rhodopneuma, colloquially known as the pink spirit moth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in China, Laos, Vietnam, Burma, Thailand and India. While there are not many reports about their host plants in the wild, in captivity they have been raised on Liquidambar, Cotinus, Prunus, Salix and Rhus. Usually it occupies the mountainous regions within its natural range and is found from 1000 m up to 4500 m in the mountains. [1]

Resources

  1. ^ "Actias". Saturniidae Web. Retrieved 16 January 2017.