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Updated as per personal communication with Steve Kohll, June 2006 Updated as per Entomo-Satsphingia Jahrgang 6 Heft 1 07.02.2013; April 12, 2013 |
Actias felicis male, courtesy of
Steve Kohll,
stock was obtained from Jiulainshan, 1500M, Dayu, South Jiangxi,
China.
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TAXONOMY:Superfamily Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
"Moon River" |
Stefan Naumann is still currently (June 2006) working on this group of Actias. Actias vanschaycki 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 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.
Actias felicis felicis male, 72mm, Sichuan, China,
on my home computer only.
Actias felicis female, courtesy of
Robert Lemaitre,
stock was obtained from Jiulainshan, 1500M, Dayu, South Jiangxi, China.
Actias felicis eggs, courtesy of Robert Lemaitre.
Actias felicis first instar, courtesy of Steve Kohll.
Actias felicis second instar, courtesy of Robert Lemaitre.
Actias felicis third instar, courtesy of Robert Lemaitre.
Actias felicis fourth instar, courtesy of Robert Lemaitre.
Actias felicis fifth instar, courtesy of Steve Kohll.
Actias felicis cocoon, courtesy of Robert Lemaitre.
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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.
Actias felicis female, AT, China, courtesy/copyright BMNH, on my home computer only.