Actias Explained
Actias is a genus of Saturniid moths, which contains the Asian-American moon moths. Long tails on their hindwings are among their distinctive traits. Other moths with similar appearance are Copiopteryx, Argema and Eudaemonia.
The majority of species in this genus feed on the leaves of sweetgum, pine, or similar trees. As with all Saturniids, adult Actias moths lack functional mouthparts so their lifespan after emergence from the cocoon only ranges from a few days to a week.
Species
- Actias aliena (Butler, 1879)
- Actias angulocaudata Naumann & Bouyer, 1998
- Actias apollo Röber, 1923
- Actias artemis (Bremer & Gray, 1853)
- Actias arianeae (Brechlin, 2007)
- Actias australovietnama Brechlin, 2000
- Actias brevijuxta Nässig & Treadaway, 1997
- Actias callandra Jordan, 1911 - Andaman moon moth
- Actias chapae Mell, 1950
- Actias chrisbrechlinae (Brechlin, 2007)
- Actias dubernardi (Oberthür, 1897) - Chinese luna moth
- Actias dulcinea (Butler, 1881) - Sweetheart moon moth
- Actias felicis (Oberthür, 1896)
- Actias gnoma (Butler, 1877) - Japanese moon moth
- Actias groenendaeli Roepke, 1954
- Actias guangxiana Brechlin, 2012
- Actias ignescens Moore, 1877
- Actias isis Sonthonnax, 1897
- Actias kongjiara Chu & Wang, 1993
- Actias keralana Nässig, Naumann & Giusti, 2020
- Actias laotiana Testout, 1936
- Actias luna (Linnaeus, 1758) - Luna moth
- Actias maenas (Doubleday, 1847) - Malaysian moon moth
- Actias neidhoeferi Ong & Yu, 1968
- Actias ningpoana Fielder, 1862 - Chinese moon moth
- Actias parasinensis Brechlin, 2009
- Actias philippinica Naessig & Treadaway, 1997
- Actias rasa Brechlin & Saldaitis, 2016
- Actias rhodopneuma Roeber, 1925 - Pink spirit moth
- Actias rosenbergii (Kaup, 1895)
- Actias seitzi Kalis, 1934
- Actias selene (Hübner, 1806) - Indian moon moth
- Actias shaanxiana (Brechlin, 2007)
- Actias sinensis (Walker, 1855) - South China moon moth
- Actias truncatipennis (Sonthonnax, 1899)
- Actias uljanae (Brechlin, 2007)
- Actias vanschaycki Brechlin, 2013
- Actias winbrechlini (Brechlin, 2007)
- Actias witti (Brechlin, 2007)
- Actias xenia Jordan, [1912]
Selected former species
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