Biology:Artaxa

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Short description: Genus of moths

Artaxa
Moth sp. at Bakamuna, Sri Lanka--.jpg
Artaxa sp. in Sri Lanka
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Nygmiini
Genus: Artaxa
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Themaca Walker, 1865

Artaxa is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] Some of the species have urticating hairs.

Species

  • Artaxa angulata (Matsumura, 1927)
  • Artaxa cina (Strand, 1915) (Borneo)
  • Artaxa comparata (Walker, 1865) (India, Sri Lanka)
  • Artaxa digramma (Boisduval, 1844) (India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Java)
  • Artaxa distracta Walker, 1865 (Sarawak)
  • Artaxa fulvistriata (Swinhoe, 1903) (Papua New Guinea)
  • Artaxa gentia (Swinhoe, 1903) (Borneo)
  • Artaxa guttata Walker, 1855 (India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar)
  • Artaxa hannemanni (Schintlmeister, 1994) (Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra)
  • Artaxa hemixantha (Collenette, 1938) (Borneo)
  • Artaxa lunula Bethune-Baker
  • Artaxa maza (Swinhoe, 1903) (New Guinea)
  • Artaxa montiphaula Holloway, 1999(Borneo, Sarawak)
  • Artaxa nubilosa (van Eecke, 1928) (Sumatra)
  • Artaxa ormea (Swinhoe, 1903) (Borneo, Sumatra)
  • Artaxa pentatoxa (Collenette, 1930) (New Guinea)
  • Artaxa phaula (Collenette, 1932) (Malaysia peninsular, Borneo)
  • Artaxa rubiginosa (Snellen, 1877) (Java)
  • Artaxa sabahensis (Holloway, 1976) (Borneo)
  • Artaxa tanaoptera (Collenette, 1938) (Celebes)
  • Artaxa tuhana (Holloway, 1976) (Borneo)
  • Artaxa vitellina (Kollar, 1848) (India, Sri Lanka)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4797365 entry