Actias isis

Actias isis
adult male
adult female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Actias
Species: A. isis
Binomial name
Actias isis
Sonthonnax, 1899

Actias isis is a moth of the family Saturniidae.

Range

It is only found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

Life cycle

Egg

The larvae emerge from brownish eggs in about 10 days after being deposited by the female.

Larva

Larvae have 5 instars (molts/stages), starting off dark brown and become green by usually the 3 instar and can reach a maximum length of approximately 7-8 centimeters.

Pupa

Cocoons are medium sized and can be forced to diapause at tempatures of about 15 degrees centigrade. If kept at or above 20 degrees centigrade the moths should emerge in 3-4 weeks.

Adult

The adults are magnificent but usually only live 7-10 days, the adults do not eat.

Host plants

Eucalyptus gunnii, Liquidambar (sweetgum), and Rhus (sumac).



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