Arthropods
🦋Luna moth
Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758
The luna moth, also called the American moon moth, is a Nearctic moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae, a group commonly named the giant silk moths.
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Actias luna
Conservation status
Not evaluated
The IUCN Red List has not assessed Actias luna yet.
Key measurements
- Body mass
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- Body length
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- Maximum lifespan
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- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumArthropoda
- ›classInsecta
- ›orderLepidoptera
- ›familySaturniidae
- ›genusActias
- ›speciesActias luna
Full lineage
- classInsects · Insecta
- orderButterflies & moths · Lepidoptera
- tribeSaturniini
- genusActias
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsects · Insecta
- subclassPterygota
- superorderAmphiesmenoptera
- orderButterflies & moths · Lepidoptera
- suborderGlossata
- superfamilyBombycoidea
- familySaturniidae
- subfamilySaturniinae
- tribeSaturniini
- genusActias
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In other languages
Actias luna (fr), holdasszövő lepke (hu), amerikansk månespinner (nb), Actias luna (de), Сатурния луна (ru), Actias luna (es) … and 16 more languages
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