Actias selene (Hübner, [1807]) - Indian Moon Moth

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Actias selene (Hübner, [1807]) – Indian Moon Moth: Betula alnoides (Betulaceae), Coriaria nepalensis (Coriariaceae),Juglans regia (Juglandaceae), Lagerstroemia indica (Lythraceae), Malus pumila, Pyrus communis (Rosaceae), Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae), Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae), Zanthoxylum acanthopodium (Rutaceae)(Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. OD: Echidna selene Hübner, [1807]; Samml. exot. Schmett. 1: [3], pl. [172], [173], [174] (missid. as luna); TL: India. 
  2. Holloway, J. D. 1987. The Moths of Borneo. Part 3. Lasiocampidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Brahmaeidae. Plate 10, 3. Pg. 96. Accessed online June 2015.
  3. Wikipedia contributors. Actias selene [Internet]. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia; 2015 May 15, 01:07 UTC [cited 2015 Sep 16]. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Actias_selene&oldid=662382089.

Page citation

Anonymous 2023. Actias selene (Hübner, [1807]) – Indian Moon Moth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.50. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/actias-selene, accessed 2023/05/31.