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Moon Moth

Actias philippinica

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8.33502, 124.255

Field Notes

Description:

This moth has a wingspan of approximately 160mm and the length of its tail is 200mm.

Species ID Suggestions

Moon Moth

Actias sp.

Moon Moth

Actias philippinica

Comments (3)

Nice find! Can I include this record in our database of sightings of Philippine Saturniidae?
Gorgeous moth. I would love to see this in real life.
Actias philippinica or maenas http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/80_BOMBYCOIDEA/06_SATURNIIDAE/01_Actias/Actias%20philippinica/Actias%20philippinica.htm
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PublishedJune 7, 2014

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