Actias chapae
Actias chapae or colloquially known as the 'celestial moon moth' is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Vietnam and China and potentially other countries in the region; it is a montane species recorded from 1500m and higher. It appears to be an exclusive pine feeder and has been raised on many different species of Pinus in captivity. [1]
| Actias chapae | |
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| Actias chapae bezverkhovi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Actias |
| Species: | A. chapae |
| Binomial name | |
| Actias chapae Mell, 1950 | |
Subspecies
- Actias chapae chapae
- Actias chapae bezverkhovi Wu & Naumann, 2006 (southern Vietnam)
References
- "Actias". Saturniidae Web. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- Mell, R., 1950: Aus der Biologie der chinesischen Actias Leach. (Argema chapae sp.n., A. sinensis f. virescens f.n.). Entomologische Zeitschrift 60 (6, 7): 41-45, 53-56.
- Nässig, W., 1995: Designation of the lectotype of Actias chapae Mell, 1950 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo N.F. 16 (2/3): 309-310.
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