Actias gnoma
Actias gnoma, the Japanese moon moth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in Japan[1] and the Russian Far East.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Actias |
| Species: | A. gnoma |
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| Actias gnoma (Butler, 1877) | |
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Adults are light greenish blue with a raised and sparse scale cover. A single postmedial fascia is found on the forewings. The eyes are small, mostly with a fine black frame (although this is sometimes absent). The inner half of the eye is narrower than the outer one. The apex of the hindwings is usually pointed.[2]
Subspecies
- Actias gnoma gnoma
- Actias gnoma miyatai Inoue, 1976 (Japan: Hachijojima)
References
- "Actias". Saturniidae Web. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- Zolotuhin, V. V. (2011). "The Actias Leach, 1815, in the Far East: how many species?". Neue Entomologische Nachrichten. 67: 40-56.
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