Actias gnoma

Actias gnoma, the Japanese moon moth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in Japan[1] and the Russian Far East.

Actias gnoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Actias
Species:
A. gnoma
Binomial name
Actias gnoma
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Tropaea gnoma Butler, 1877
  • Actias artemis tomariactias Bryk, 1942

Adults are light greenish blue with a raised and sparse scale cover. A single postmedial fascia is found on the forewings. The eyes are small, mostly with a fine black frame (although this is sometimes absent). The inner half of the eye is narrower than the outer one. The apex of the hindwings is usually pointed.[2]

Subspecies
  • Actias gnoma gnoma
  • Actias gnoma miyatai Inoue, 1976 (Japan: Hachijojima)
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References
  1. "Actias". Saturniidae Web. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. Zolotuhin, V. V. (2011). "The Actias Leach, 1815, in the Far East: how many species?". Neue Entomologische Nachrichten. 67: 40-56.


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