Actias ningpoana, the Chinese moon moth, is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by father-and-son entomologists Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1862.[1] It is quite large, and has long, curved, hindwing tails. There are many congeners across Asia; the Luna moth (A. luna) of eastern Canada and the United States is a close relative.
The taxon ningpoana Felder & Felder had been regarded as a subspecies of Actias selene until recently [3] and was elevated to species level in Ylla et al. (2005).[2]
Usually very fleshy with clumps of raised bristles.
Pupaedit
The pupa develops in a silken cocoon or in the soil.
Adultedit
Lacking functional mouthparts, the adult lifespan is measured in days. They have small heads, densely hairy bodies, and can have a wingspan ranging from 13 to 15 centimeters.
^Savela, Markku. "Actias ningpoana C. & R. Felder, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
^Ylla, J., R. S. Peigler & A. Y. Kawahara (2005). "Cladistic analysis of moon moths using morphology, molecules, and behaviour: Actias Leach, 1815; Argema Wallengren, 1858; Graellsia Grote, 1896 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 33: 299-317.
^Zhu, H. F. & L. Y. Wang, 1996. Fauna Sinica Insecta 5 Lepidoptera: Bombycidae, Saturniidae, Thyrididae. Beijing: Sciences Press. x + 302 pp. ISBN7-03-004551-3
^Zolotuhin, V. V. & A. V. Chuvilin, 2009. On the species compound of the genus Actias Leach, 1815 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) of Russia. Eversmannia19:21-31 [1] 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
^Hill, D. S., P. Hore & I. W. B. Thornton, 1982. Insects of Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. xxv + 502 pp. ISBN962-209-008-7
^Barretto, G. D'A., 2004. Check list of plants at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden. Hong Kong: Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden Corporation. xxviii + 232 pp. ISBN962-8869-04-3[2] 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
^Yiu, V., 2006. Insecta Hongkongica. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Lepidopterists' Society & Hong Kong Discovery. 656 pp.
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