#actias sinensis

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Hey there. So, as a personal side project, I might be making a fanmade region based on China, and so far I'm trying to flesh out the invertebrate side of things. Specifically, I'm going for ones that are native to or common there. So far, I have:

Silk moth (Bombyx mori and Antheraea pernyi) [Bug/Normal] When I was making these, I had no idea you did a Bug/Normal silk moth. Oops...

Chinese luna moth (Actias dubernardi) [Bug/Fairy]

Blue carpenter bee (Xylocopa caerulea) [Bug/Steel]

Chinese hourglass spider (Cyclocosmia ricketti) [Bug/Psychic]

Shanghai hairy crab (Eriocheir sinensis) [Water/Dark] Making this one pirate/thief themed due to being an invasive species. Also crab claws + pirate hook?

Hallucigenia [Rock/Psychic] A bit on the nose, but I'm fairly surprised the fossils were actually found on

Any ideas on what other arthropods (or invertebrates in general) I could add? Thanks.

Those are all fantastic ideas! My silk moth is actually bug/fairy, and either way you can't pass that up for a China-inspired region.

What comes to mind first for me would be a Chinese Mantis, possibly inspired by the mantis-style martial arts. You could even give it two forms based on northern vs southern style.

There's also the Chinese Golden Earth Tiger tarantula Cyriopagopus schmidti, a large burrowing species with gold and black coloration, tiger-like stripes on the abdomen, and a prominent white "beard". I read that it might have inspired the legend of the Tsuchigumo, which I used to make a Bug/Dragon pseudolegendary, but it's one of those concepts I'd love to see someone else's take on.

A caterpillar infected by Ophiocordyceps, though it might be cribbing too much from Paras and Parasect.

A polychaete worm (such as Phyllodoce citrina) stylized into a Chinese dragon.

A hammerhead worm (Bipalium spp)

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Luna Moths

1. Actias selene - Indian moon moth

2. Graellsia isabellae - Spanish moon moth

3. Actias rhodopneuma - Pink spirit moth

4. Actias chapae - Celestial moon moth

5. Actias dubernardi - Chinese moon moth

6. Actias sinensis - South China moon moth

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Moon moths in the genus Actias, Saturniidae

1. North American luna moth, Actias luna (Photo by imbeaul) 2. Malaysian moon moth, Actias maenas (Photo by wanglilan) 3. Indian moon moth, Actias selene (Photo by Dean Morley) 4. South China moon moth, Actias sinensis (Photo by alankwok) 5. Chinese moon moth, Actias dubernardi (Photo by ndjiakechong) 6. Sulawesi moon moth, Actias isis (Photo by oudejans) 7. Taiwanese moon moth, Actias neidhoeferi (Photo by yusufung) 8. Pink spirit moth, Actias rhodopneuma (Photo by tong-tong-) 9. Filipino moon moth, Actias philippinica (Photo by lindaalisto) 10. North American luna moth caterpillar, Actias luna (Photo by giffbeaton)

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Numerous specimen and forms of Actias gnoma from the research collections of Stefan Naumann, Eric van Schayck, Rodolphe Rougerie, and Steve Kohll. Many of the forms depicted here look like their relatives Actias sinensis, Actias luna, and Actias artemis.

[mothmyspace]

actias sinensis

golden moon moth (male)

location: asia

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Actias sinensis subaurea #7 by sven_damerow http://ift.tt/2xAuQFy #macro

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Chinese Moon Moth, male (Actias sinensis, Saturniidae) by itchydogimages Via Flickr: Pu'er, Yunnan, China

[zenaquaria]

Actias Pegasus Adopts - $12 USD

A striking subspecies of pegasus that takes its appearance after Actias moths rather than birds, with their feathers mimicking the insects’ tailed wings and fluffy antennae. The two offered here, denoted by their species inspiration monikers, are: Groenendaeli Sinensis 

Manes and tails are generic in style and meant to be changed at the adopter’s discretion.  Gender and name are up to the adopter. Minor edits permitted. 

Tumblr IM me to adopt!

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Actias sinensis subaurea female #5 by sven_damerow http://ift.tt/2xyzgwK #macro

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Actias sinensis subaurea female #2 by sven_damerow http://ift.tt/2wLCVJv #macro

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Actias sinensis subaurea duo by sven_damerow http://ift.tt/2vGFkRr #macro

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Actias sinensis subaurea female #4 by sven_damerow http://ift.tt/2vjFaUO #macro

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Actias sinensis subaurea #6 by sven_damerow http://ift.tt/2wLH6pq #macro

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Actias sinensis subaurea female by sven_damerow http://ift.tt/2xtkoPd #macro

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Actias sinensis subaurea #3 by sven_damerow http://ift.tt/2ikxRpL #macro