Actias sinensis Walker, 1855 is a animal in the Saturniidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Actias sinensis Walker, 1855

Actias sinensis Walker, 1855

Actias sinensis, the golden moon moth, is a Saturniidae moth first described in 1855 and found across parts of East and Southeast Asia.

Family
Genus
Actias
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Actias sinensis Walker, 1855

Actias sinensis, commonly known as the golden moon moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Saturniidae. This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It can be found in China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, and Thailand.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Saturniidae Actias

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