Comet moth

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Comet Moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Argema
Species: A. mittrei
Binomial name
Argema mittrei

The Comet moth (Argema mittrei), a large silk moth, is found only in the wild on Madagascar but is able to be breed in captivity.