Artaxa

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Artaxa
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Artaxa sp. in Sri Lanka
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Nygmiini
Genus: Artaxa
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • ThemacaWalker, 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

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (January 8, 2019). "Artaxa Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 7, 2020.