Actias gnoma explained

Actias gnoma, also known as the Japanese moon moth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in Japan^[1] and the Russian Far East.^[2]

Subspecies

• Actias gnoma gnoma (Butler, 1877)
• Actias gnoma mandschurica (Staudinger, 1892)
• Actias gnoma miyatai Inoue, 1976 (Japan: Hachijō-jima)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Actias. Saturniidae Web. 14 January 2017.
2. (2011). "The Actias Leach, 1815, in the Far East: how many species?". Neue Entomologische Nachrichten. 67: 40-56.