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

© Steven Smith
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
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Synonymy: Phalaena luna Linnaeus, 1758
Saturnia bolli Wagner, 1876
Tropaea dictynna Walker, 1855
Tropaea lacrimans Niepelt, 1932
Actias maasseni Kirby, 1892
Tropaea mariae Benjamin, 1922
Actias rossii Ross, 1872
Tropaea rubromarginata Davis, 1912
Tropaea rubrosuffusa Cockerell, 1914
References
Actias luna
© John Himmelman
Actias luna
© David Silsbee
Actias luna
© Tim Dyson - f.
Actias luna
© Bob Moul
Actias luna
© Carol Wolf
Actias luna
- 100mm – © Jim Vargo
Actias luna
- 100mm – © Jim Vargo
Actias luna
© Betsy Higgins LG

Actias luna
© Betsy Higgins
5th instar
Actias luna
© Stuart Schwartz
5th instar
Actias luna
© Stuart Schwartz
varieties
Actias luna
© Betsy Higgins
1st instar
Actias luna
© McGuire Center LG

Actias luna
© Betsy Higgins

Actias luna
© McGuire Center LG

Actias luna
© Troy Bartlett


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