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Actias isis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Saturniidae

Scientific name
  
Actias isis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Actias

Rank
  
Species

Actias isis World of Silkmoths

Similar
  
Malaysian moon moth, Actias sinensis, Actias truncatipennis, Actias dubernardi, Actias

Extremely beautiful actias isis male


Actias isis is a moth of the family Saturniidae.

Contents

Caterpillars of actias isis


Range

It is only found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

Egg

The larvae emerge from brownish eggs in about 10 days after being deposited by the female.

Larva

Actias isis World of Silkmoths

Larvae have 5 instars (molts/stages), starting off dark brown and become green by usually the 3 instar and can reach a maximum length of approximately 7-8 centimeters.

Pupa

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Cocoons are medium sized and can be forced to diapause at tempatures of about 15°C. If kept at or above 20°C the moths should emerge in 3-4 weeks.

Adult

The adults are magnificent but usually only live 7-10 days, the adults do not eat.

Host plants

Eucalyptus gunnii, Liquidambar (sweetgum), and Rhus (sumac).

Subspecies

  • Actias isis isis
  • Actias isis pelengensis U. Paukstadt & L.H. Paukstadt, 2014 (central Sulawesi)

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    References

    Actias isis Wikipedia
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