Actias luna
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(Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena)

Actias luna female (top) and male, Canada,
courtesy of Diego Poli and Simona Gosi,
More images below.

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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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Actias luna eggs and first instar, reared on Juglans regia, Canada,
courtesy of Diego Poli and Simona Gosi.

Actias luna first and second instars, reared on Juglans regia, Canada,
courtesy of Diego Poli and Simona Gosi.

Actias luna second instar moult, reared on Juglans regia, Canada,
courtesy of Diego Poli and Simona Gosi.

Actias luna fourth instar, reared on Juglans regia, Canada,
courtesy of Diego Poli and Simona Gosi.

Actias luna fourth instar, reared on Juglans regia, Canada,
courtesy of Diego Poli and Simona Gosi.

Actias luna fifth instar head, reared on Juglans regia, Canada,
courtesy of Diego Poli and Simona Gosi.

Actias luna fifth instar, reared on Juglans regia, Canada,
courtesy of Diego Poli and Simona Gosi.

Actias luna female, reared on Juglans regia, Canada,
courtesy of Diego Poli and Simona Gosi.

Actias luna female (aberrant), reared on Juglans regia, Canada,
courtesy of Diego Poli and Simona Gosi.

Actias luna female, reared on Juglans regia, Canada,
courtesy of Diego Poli and Simona Gosi.