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.
| Artaxa | |
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| Artaxa sp. in Sri Lanka | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Lymantriinae |
| Tribe: | Nygmiini |
| Genus: | Artaxa Walker, 1855 |
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Species
edit- 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
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (January 8, 2019). "Artaxa Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "New Combinations". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
