| Artaxa | |
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| Artaxa sp. in Sri Lanka | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea | 
| Family: | Erebidae | 
| Tribe: | Nygmiini | 
| Genus: | Artaxa Walker, 1855  | 
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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
- ↑ 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.
 
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