Saturniidae

890072 – 7758   Actias luna (Linnaeus, 1758)
             Luna Moth
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Synonymy: Phalaena luna Linnaeus, 1758
Saturnia bolli Wagner, 1876
Tropaea dictynna Walker, 1855
Tropaea lacrimans Niepelt, 1932
Actias maasseni Kirby, 1892
Tropaea mariae Benjamin, 1922
Actias rossii Ross, 1872
Tropaea rubromarginata Davis, 1912
Tropaea rubrosuffusa Cockerell, 1914
References Actias luna
© John Himmelman Actias luna
© David Silsbee Actias luna
© Tim Dyson - f. Actias luna
© Bob Moul Actias luna
© Carol Wolf Actias luna
- 100mm – © Jim Vargo Actias luna
- 100mm – © Jim Vargo Actias luna
© Betsy Higgins LG Actias luna
© Betsy Higgins
5th instar
Actias luna
© Stuart Schwartz
5th instar
Actias luna
© Stuart Schwartz
varieties
Actias luna
© Betsy Higgins
1st instar
Actias luna
© McGuire Center LG Actias luna
© Betsy Higgins Actias luna
© McGuire Center LG Actias luna
© Troy Bartlett