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Actias truncatipennis

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Actias truncatipennis
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Actias
Species:
A. truncatipennis
Binomial name
Actias truncatipennis
(Sonthonnax, 1899)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tropaea truncatipennis Sonthonnax, 1899

Actias truncatipennis is an uncommon moth of the family Saturniidae that is found in Mexico. The species was first described by Léon Sonthonnax in 1899.

It resembles the Luna moth but is considerably larger.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Actias truncatipennis (Sonthonnax, 1899)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 14, 2018.