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Definition of Actias luna

Actias luna
Luna Lu"na, n. [L.; akin to lucere to shine. See Light, n., and cf. Lune.] 1. The moon. 2. (Alchemy) Silver. Luna cornea (Old Chem.), horn silver, or fused silver chloride, a tough, brown, translucent mass; -- so called from its resemblance to horn. Luna moth (Zo["o]l.), a very large and beautiful American moth (Actias luna). Its wings are delicate light green, with a stripe of purple along the front edge of the anterior wings, the other margins being edged with pale yellow. Each wing has a lunate spot surrounded by rings of light yellow, blue, and black. The caterpillar commonly feeds on the hickory, sassafras, and maple.

Meaning of Actias luna from wikipedia

- The luna moth (Actias luna), also called the American moon moth, is a Nearctic moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae, a group commonly...
- & Wang, 1993 Actias keralana Nässig, Naumann & Giusti, 2020 Actias laotiana Testout, 1936 Actias luna (Linnaeus, 1758) – Luna moth Actias maenas (Doubleday...
- songwriter L98 Luna (orca), lost orca calf who lived in Nootka Sound between 2001 and 2006 Luna (tree), a California redwood tree Luna moth, (Actias luna) a lime-green...
- Bremer and William Grey in 1853. Actias artemis is a close relative and look-alike of Actias luna, the American Luna moth. 2nd-instar larva reared on...
- observed and painted a number of examples, including the Luna moth caterpillar Actias luna, both in its habitual upside-down feeding position, where...
- different from each other; for example, the two Saturniinae species Actias luna (the luna moth) and Callosamia securifera both have certain genes which may...
- 2015. On August 18, 2015, they released a music video for the song "Actias Luna" from the then upcoming album. Later, the album title was revealed as...
- warmer months of the year. In a study that compared D. rubicunda with Actias luna, the prevalence of the rosy maple moth was found to vary with changes...
- American saturniids such as Hyalophora cecropia, Callosamia promethea, or Actias luna. Kept in a cage, the male and female tend to ignore each other, unless...
- Scales on a luna moth (Actias luna)...