Japanese Moon Moth (Actias gnoma)

Japanese Moon Moth, a reference photo — Photo: NationalMothWeek_Japan · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Actias gnoma, also known as the Japanese moon moth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in Japan and the Russian Far East.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Japanese Moon Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Actias artemis
Actias aliena
Actias neidhoeferi
Actias ningpoana
Actias selene
Actias sinensis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Actias
Species: Actias gnoma

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