Actias artemis
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| Actias artemis, adult male | |
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| Species: | A. artemis
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| Actias artemis (Bremer & Gray 1853)
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Actias artemis or oomizuao in Japanese (Japanese katakana:オオミズアオ) is a moth native to Japan as well as Korea, China, India and Malaysia. Actias artemis is a close relative and look-alike of Actias luna, the American luna moth.
Images of Life Cycle
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Adult male
Host Plants
Larvae can be fed on willow (Salix), alder (Alnus), Hickory (Carya), oak, plum, walnut and maple.