Actias parasinensis

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Actias parasinensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Actias
Species:
A. parasinensis
Binomial name
Actias parasinensis
Brechlin, 2009

Actias parasinensis, the western Chinese moon moth [1] , is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Bhutan, India, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Liquidambar species. [2]

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References

  1. Moths of India
  2. "Actias". Saturniidae Web. Retrieved 16 January 2017.