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Updated as per Entomo-Satsphingia Jahrgang 9 Heft 2 27.05.2016; March 29, 2016 |
Actias rasa HT male, courtesy of China.
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TAXONOMY:Superfamily Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
Actias rasa belongs in the Actias felicis group, comprised of the following species:
Actias felicis felicis, China: Jiangxi; Guangdong; Guangxi; Sichuan
Actias felicis arianeae, China: Shaanxi: Qin Ling Mountains, Fopin (1800m)
Actias uljanae, China: Hunan: Nanling Mountains
Actias chrisbrechlinae, China: Yunnan; Guangxi; 1950-2460m
Actias winbrechlini, China: northwestern Yunnan: Fengshuining Mountains (2460m), Yulong County;
northern Myanmar = Burma: Kachin: Chudu Mountains (3000m)
Actias neidhoeferi, Taiwan; possibly eastern China
Actias kongjiaria, China: Sichuan: Gongga Shan; 2600-3200m
Actias rasa, China, Sichuan: Erlang Shan Mt; 2160m
Actias vanschaycki, China: Sichuan, southwest of Heishui; 3100m
Actias shaanxiana, China: Shaanxi: Tai Bai Shan Mountains; Daba Shan Mountains; 1500m.
With the exception of Actias felicis felicis, Actias chrisbrechlinae and Actias uljanae the moths in this group seem devoid of a forewing pm line, and are an almost uniform pale green, without yellow or pink in the hindwing tails.
The forewing pm line is thin and regularly dentate in the specimens mentioned above.
Possibly?? this is a Pinus sylvestris and Larix decidua feeder??
Larix decidua | European Larch |
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The pronunciation of scientific names is troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is merely a suggestion. It is based on
commonly accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.
The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages, are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal ears as they read.
There are many collectors from different countries whose intonations and accents would be different.
The genus name, Actias, probably comes from the Greek Actaeon, who is the hunter who had the misfortune of being
torn to pieces by his own dogs after accidentally encountering the naked goddess Artemis. To punish him, Artemis splashed water on
Actaeon and turned him into a stag. There is an Asian species named Actias artemis.