Do you also have pictures of the larval stages?
Do you also have pictures of the larval stages?
yes, sure (I'll attach pictures of different stages and a box of cocoons - for some reason they were different in color, but they are all the same species. I raised 65 of them to cocoons)
If it is not Dulcineia, it can be gnoma
Hi,
This should be Artemis.
Eric
Hi,
This should be Artemis.
Eric
it is an actual species, Actias artemis? I found very confusing information about classification on russian entomology resourses, and even on wikipedia it says following: Actias artemis (=gnoma), Actias dulcinea (=sjoqvisti) (so, they say that Actias artemis is now = gnoma, and Actias sjoqvisti is now called dulcinea and I have absolutely no idea is that correct or not. There's 4 or so Actias species on Russian Far East and not only they are very difficult to differentiate, their species names are very confusing as well)
Thank you very much for your help, I highly appreciate it!
I looked at my actias sjoeqvisti just now- your moth looks similar, as do the larva. Unfortunately, I don't have a female to compare, mine
are males, I'll look at the larva pictures I have.
They accepted Alnus rubra, somewhat reluctantly, but were encased in what were clearly alnus leaves when I got my cocoons .
A lot of actias...looking very similar.
Hi,
we have four-five Actias species in Far East and Japan.
A. gnoma, aliena and dulcinea are described from Japan. But in my opinion dulcinea is a synonym of aliena. Artemis is described from Korea and sjoeqvisti also. Further more artemis jordani is described from Bejing area, China. So I think it should be artemis.
Regards,
Eric
A. gnoma, aliena and dulcinea are described from Japan.
I received yesterday eggs from a Actiasmember "nicoo" discribted as Actias artemis dulcinea from Russia-Dalnegorsk so its not from Japan! Its confusing at all.
Its seems generally difficult distinguish in this genus A.artemis-A.gnoma
Does anybody have a updated list of this Genus or know where I can find it online ?
thx and regards,
André
Hello Maria,
I hope this will help.
There are two genus Actias, (aliena and gnoma) in Japan.
They are looking same. However they are clearly different at several points.
Eggs: The eggs of aliena is bigger than gnoma,
Larvae L1:
aliena / gnoma
Larvae L2:
aliena / gnoma
Larvae L5:
aliena gnoma
The head of gnoma is smaller than aliena and with green color.
The base of thorn with orange or brown color is observed in aliena, yellow or black in gnoma.
Adult: (spring form)
artemis gnoma aliena
When you carefully watch thier stopping on the wall at stable state, the gnoma and artemis is looks like a tent(3-dimensional), while aliena stop at flat.
From my point of view, the aliena, dulcinea and sjokvisti are the synonym or the subspecies.
The name of these three species should be considered in future.
The artemis and gnoma is independent species but they are relatively close to each other.
Genus Actias in Fareast has been under discussion, we should have more accurate data from them.
In conclusion, your question of this actias is Actias dulcinea from the photos of larvae and location data.
In addition, they (gnoma and aliena) spin cocoons on the tree leaves in summer but on the ground in autumn for diapause.
Best regards,
Satoshi,
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