Actias

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A taxonomic genus within the family Saturniidae – Asian-American moon moths, distinctive for the long tails on their hindwings.

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – clade; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Bombycoidea – superfamily; Saturniiformes – series; Saturniidae – family; Saturniinae – subfamily; Saturniini – tribe

(genus): Actias luna – type species; for other species see Actias on Wikipedia.Wikipedia