Luna Moth (Actias luna)

Luna Moth (Actias luna) is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It has a wingspan of up to 114 mm (4.5 in), making it one of the largest moths in North America. It is distributed in Eastern North America, east of the Great Plains. 

In Canada there is only single generation every year but in southern parts there are three generations. Females lay 400-600 eggs. The caterpillars are highly polyphagous and feed on variety of tree species. I seen this one in Kansas and multiple times in Florida.

References:

• Luna Moth - Wikipedia
• iNaturalist Observations 2939624 8082656

Western Chinese Moon Moth (Actias parasinensis)

Western Chinese Moon Moth (Actias parasinensis) is a moth in the family Saturniidae. Moths of the genus Actias are commonly referred as Moon Moths and there are 15 species seen in large part of the globe. This species is found in Bhutan, NE India, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. I saw this in Miao, Arunachal Pradesh.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Sweetgum (Liquidambar species).

References:

• Anonymous. 2018. Actias parasinensis Brechlin, 2009 – Western Chinese Moon Moth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (eds.). Moths of India, v. 1.81. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/355643/Actias-parasinensis
• iNaturalist observation
• Actias parasinensis - Wikipedia