Classification
Domain- Eukarya
Eukaryotic cells, have membranous organelles.
Kingdom- Animalia
Mulitcellular animal, without cell walls or photogenetic pigments
forming diploid blastula.
Phylum- Arthropoda
Body composed of head, thorax, abdomen, with three or more pairs of
jointed legs, chitinous exoskeleton covering all body parts molted
at intervals.
Class- Insecta "cut up or cut into" referring to segmentation
Three pairs of legs, head, thorax, abdomen, with two pairs of wings
typically, some of the wings are one paired or more, one pair of
antennae, one pair of compound eyes.
Order- Lepidoptera "scale wings"
Adults have four membranous wings covered with scales, some do not
feed as adults and some lack mouth parts.
Family- Saturniidae "Saturnia" named after the Roman god Juno
daughter of Saturn
Adults do not feed.
Genus- Actias
Easily defined by the pale green colors of this moth along with all
of the species being quite large. Also their "tailed" hind wings are
another key distinct feature that can easily define these creatures.
Species- A.
luna
Pale green color with long tail wings, adults do not feed, grow
seven to ten centimeters in length.
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