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Actias callandra

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Actias callandra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Actias
Species:
A. callandra
Binomial name
Actias callandra
Jordan, 1911
Synonyms
  • Actias selene callandra Jordan, 1911

Actias callandra, the Andaman moon moth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in India (the Andaman Islands).[1]

The larvae have been reared on Lannea coromandelica and possibly also feed on Rhizophora species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Actias". Saturniidae Web. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. ^ The Host Plant and Pre-imaginal Stages of Actias callandra (Saturniidae) from the Andaman Islands, India