Saturnia moon [1] ( lat. Actias luna ) is a type of peacock-eye from the subfamily Agliinae .
| Saturnia moon |
Male |
| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Subtype : | Tracheo-breathing |
| Infraclass : | Winged insects |
| Treasure : | Fully Transformed Insects |
| Squadron : | Amphiesmenoptera |
| Infrastructure : | Butterflies |
| Treasure : | Double-breasted |
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| International scientific name |
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Actias luna ( Linnaeus , 1758 ) |
| Synonyms |
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Actias bolli (Wagner, 1876)
Actias maasseni Kirby, 1892
Actias Rossii Ross, 1872
Phalaena luna Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Similar species live in the Russian Far East - Actias artemis (= Actias gnoma ), Actias dulcinea (= Actias artemis auct.).
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It occurs in the Northern and Eastern states of the USA , Mexico and Guatemala [2] .
The wingspan is from 8 to 11.5 cm. The color of the wings is green or greenish, plain. Fore wings are triangular in shape, with a crescent-shaped apex. Hind wings with lyre-elongated anal corners, in the form of tails, which are supported by elongated and curved veins. Antennae bilaterally pinnate.
Caterpillar forage plants: paper birch ( Betula papyrifera ), hickory ( Carya ), walnut ( Juglans ), sumac ( Rhus ), persimmon virginia ( Diospyros virginiana ) and liquid-bearing lard ( Liquidambar styraciflua ). [2]
- ↑ Striganova B.R. , Zakharov A.A. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names: Insects (Latin-Russian-English-German-French) / . - M .: RUSSO, 2000 .-- S. 230. - 1060 copies. - ISBN 5-88721-162-8 .
- ↑ 1 2 The distribution and nutrition of saturn moon on funet.fi
