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Actias selene (Hübner, [1807]) – Indian Moon Moth
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Actias selene – Indian Moon Moth
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Actias selene (Hübner, [1807]) – Indian Moon Moth: Betula alnoides (Betulaceae), Coriaria nepalensis (Coriariaceae),Juglans regia (Juglandaceae), Lagerstroemia indica (Lythraceae), Malus pumila, Pyrus communis (Rosaceae), Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae), Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae), Zanthoxylum acanthopodium (Rutaceae)(Robinson et al. 2010).
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Himachal Pradesh | ||||||||||||
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| Sikkim | ||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | ||||||||||||
| West Bengal | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
List of Actias Leach 1815 species known from India.
Actias artemis (Bremer & Gray, 1853). India.
Actias callandra Jordan, 1911 – Andaman moon moth. India.
Actias ignescens Moore, 1877. India: Andamans.
Actias keralana Nässig, Naumann & Giusti, 2020. India: Southern India.
Actias maenas Doubleday, 1847. Bangladesh; India: Himlayas, S. Andaman.
Actias ningpoana C. & R. Felder, 1862. Sri Lanka; Nepal; India.
Actias parasinensis Brechlin, 2009. Bhutan; India.
Actias rhodopneuma Roeber, 1925– Pink spirit moth. Myanmar; India.
Actias selene (Hübner, 1806) – Indian moon moth. India.
Actias sinensis (Walker, 1855) – South China moon moth. Myanmar; India.
Actias winbrechlini (Brechlin, 2007). Myanmar.
Actias witti (Brechlin, 2007). India.
Actias artemis (Bremer & Gray, 1853). India.
Actias callandra Jordan, 1911 – Andaman moon moth. India.
Actias ignescens Moore, 1877. India: Andamans.
Actias keralana Nässig, Naumann & Giusti, 2020. India: Southern India.
Actias maenas Doubleday, 1847. Bangladesh; India: Himlayas, S. Andaman.
Actias ningpoana C. & R. Felder, 1862. Sri Lanka; Nepal; India.
Actias parasinensis Brechlin, 2009. Bhutan; India.
Actias rhodopneuma Roeber, 1925– Pink spirit moth. Myanmar; India.
Actias selene (Hübner, 1806) – Indian moon moth. India.
Actias sinensis (Walker, 1855) – South China moon moth. Myanmar; India.
Actias winbrechlini (Brechlin, 2007). Myanmar.
Actias witti (Brechlin, 2007). India.
References:
- The Moths of Borneo. Part 3. Lasiocampidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Brahmaeidae. Plate 10, 3. Pg. 96. Accessed online June 2015.
- Wikipedia contributors. Actias selene [Internet]. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia; 2015 May 15, 01:07 UTC [cited 2015 Sep 16]. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Actias_selene&oldid=662382089.
- OD: Echidna selene Hübner, [1807]; Samml. exot. Schmett. 1: [3], pl. [172], [173], [174] (missid. as luna); TL: India
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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Veino, J and Ph. Nyavene Dumai. 2022. Actias selene (Hübner, [1807]) – Indian Moon Moth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.21. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/21253/Actias-selene
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