Actias truncatipennis is an uncommon moth of the family Saturniidae that is found in Mexico. The species was first described by Léon Sonthonnax in 1899.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Actias |
| Species: | A. truncatipennis
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| Actias truncatipennis (Sonthonnax, 1899)[1]
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It resembles the Luna moth but is considerably larger.
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Actias truncatipennis (Sonthonnax, 1899)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
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