Actias neidhoeferi

Actias neidhoeferi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Actias
Species: A. neidhoeferi
Binomial name
Actias neidhoeferi
Ong et Yu, 1968
Synonyms
  • Notodonta gigantea Elwes, 1890
  • Acmeshachia takamukui Matsumura, 1929

Actias neidhoeferi is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in Taiwan.[1]

Ong Sheng-keng and Yu Ching-kin were the first Taiwanese researchers to publish a journal article on Lepidoptera when they described Actias neidhoeferi as a new species.[2]

References

  1. Wang, Chih-Wei; Lin, Li; Liu, Jen-Wei; Hwang, Shaw-Yhi (2003). "Host-Plant Utilization of Two Luna Moths (Actias spp.) on Liquidambar formosana and Cinnamomum camphora" (PDF). Formosan Entomologist 23 (1): 49–57.
  2. Li-chuan, Kuo (2010). "Butterflies Formosa:Showcasing the History of Taiwan's Butterflies".


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