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Saturniidae 890072 – 7758   Actias luna (Linnaeus, 1758)              Luna Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: luna (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7758  bolli (Wagner, 1876) (Saturnia) (synonym of ssp. luna)  dictynna (Walker, 1855) (Tropaea) (synonym of ssp. luna)  lacrimans (Niepelt, 1932) (Tropaea) (synonym of ssp. luna)  maasseni Kirby, 1892 (Actias) (synonym of ssp. luna)  mariae (Benjamin, 1922) (Tropaea) (synonym of ssp. luna)  rossii Ross, 1872 (Actias) (synonym of ssp. luna)  rubromarginata (Davis, 1912) (Tropaea) (synonym of ssp. luna)  rubrosuffusa (Cockerell, 1914) (Tropaea) (synonym of ssp. luna)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures. Ferguson, D. C., 1972. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2b: p. 207; pl. 15.6-7, 16.1-5. order or free PDF Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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