Artaxa digramma

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Artaxa digramma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Artaxa
Species:
A. digramma
Binomial name
Artaxa digramma
Boisduval, 1844
Synonyms
  • Bombyx digrammaBoisduval, 1844
  • Artaxa sastraMoore, [1860]
  • Nygmia sastraSwinhoe, 1922
  • Nygmia digrammaSwinhoe, 1922
  • Euproctis digrammaCollenette, 1932

Artaxa digramma is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1844. [1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, [2] Myanmar, Nepal, Java, Borneo, [3] and recently from China. [4]

Description

The wingspan of the male is about 24 mm. Its head, thorax, abdomen and forewings are bright orange yellow. Anal tuft orange. There is an orange spot at end of cell in forewing. The two prominent subapical black spots are visible. Hindwings pale orange yellow. Palpi obliquely porrect (extending forward), reaching beyond the frons. Antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides) in both sexes, however in the male, the branches are long. The mid tibiae have one pair of long spurs, whereas the hind tibiae have two pairs. Female has a large anal tuft. [5] The caterpillar is known to feed on Mangifera , Anogeissus , Terminalia , Shorea , Lagerstroemia , Melastoma and Litchi species. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Artaxa digramma Boisduval, 1844". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 7 March 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ↑ "Artaxa digramma Boisduval comb. n". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ↑ "Notes on the tribe Nygmiini (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae) from Nanling National Nature Reserve, with description of a new species". Research Gate. Retrieved 7 March 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ↑ "Artaxa digramma Boisduval, 1844". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 7 March 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Artaxa digramma (Boisduval, [1844])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 October 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)


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