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Chinese Moon Moth

Actias ningpoana

Photo by BenjiSun
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Field Notes

Description:

near death on a hilly path along MacLehose Trail section 2 in Sai Kung, Hong Kong.

Notes:

thx florida33girl for the correction!

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Actias ningpoana

Species ID Suggestions

Chinese Moon Moth

Actias ningpoana

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florida33girl
Hong Kong would be out of the range of the North American Luna Moth, but there are others in the Actias genus that are found there (see my suggestion above).

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