Actias luna
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(Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena)

Actias luna fifth instar, overwintering red colouration, August, 1, 2010,
Parry Sound, Ontario, courtesy of Robyn Scott.

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TAXONOMY: Superfamily: Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 Family: Saturniidae Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Subfamily Saturniinae Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Tribe: Saturniini Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Genus: Actias Leach, 1815

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