Actias chapae

Actias chapae
Actias chapae bezverkhovi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Actias
Species:
A. chapae
Binomial name
Actias chapae
Mell, 1950

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]

Subspecies

  • Actias chapae chapae
  • Actias chapae bezverkhovi Wu & Naumann, 2006 (southern Vietnam)

References

  1. ^ "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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