Actias artemis
Appearance
Actias artemis | |
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Actias artemis, adult male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Genus: | Actias |
Species: | A. artemis
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Binomial name | |
Actias artemis (Bremer & Gray 1853)
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Actias artemis is a moth native to Japan, 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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2nd instar larva
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4th instar larvae
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5th instar larvae
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5th instar larvae
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5th instar larva
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Adult male
Host plants
Larvae can be fed on willow (Salix), alder (Alnus), hickory (Carya), oak, plum, walnut and maple.