Actias artemis
| Actias artemis | |
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| Actias artemis, adult male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Actias |
| Species: | A. artemis |
| Binomial name | |
| Actias artemis (Bremer & Gray 1853) | |
Actias artemis or oomizuao in Japanese (Japanese katakana:オオミズアオ) is a moth native to Japan as well as 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 reared on American sweetgum
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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.
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