Actias

Actias
An assortment of mounted Actias moths and their cocoons
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Saturniidae
Tribe:	Saturniini
Genus:	Actias Leach 1815
Species
Numerous, see text
Synonyms
Echidna Hübner, [1807] Tropaea Hübner, [1819] Meceura Billberg, 1820 Artemis Kirby & Spence, 1828 Plectropteron Hutton, 1846 Argema Wallengren, 1858 Angas Wallengren, 1865 Sonthonnaxia Watson, 1913 Proactias Arora & Gupta, 1979

Actias is a genus of Saturniid moths, which contains the Asian-American moon moths. Long tails on their hindwings are among their distinctive traits. Other moths with similar appearance are Copiopteryx, Argema and Eudaemonia.

The majority of species in this genus feed on the leaves of sweetgum, pine, or similar trees. As with all Saturniids, adult Actias moths lack functional mouthparts so their lifespan after emergence from the cocoon only ranges from a few days to a week.