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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.

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- The luna moth (Actias luna), also called the American moon moth, is a Nearctic moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae, a group commonly...
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- Actias artemis is a moth native to Russia, Korea, China. The species was first described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer and William Grey in 1853. Actias artemis...
- Borneo. Actias selene selene (Hübner, 1807) Actias selene brevijuxta (Nässig & Treadaway, 1997) Actias selene eberti Rougeot, 1969 (Afghanistan) Actias selene...
- 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...
- different from each other; for example, the two Saturniinae species Actias luna (the luna moth) and Callosamia securifera both have certain genes which may...
- of the subfamily Saturniinae Actias, a genus native to Asia and America, includes North America Luna moth (Actias luna) Argema, a genus native to Africa...
- observed and painted a number of examples, including the Luna moth caterpillar Actias luna, both in its habitual upside-down feeding position, where...
- Actias ningpoana, the Chinese moon moth, is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by father-and-son entomologists...
- 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...