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 China. [4]

Description

The wingspan of the male is about 24 mm. Its head, thorax, abdomen and forewings are bright orange yellow, and its anal tuft is orange. The female has a large anal tuft. [5] There is an orange spot at end of cell in forewing,[ clarification needed ] and the hindwings are pale orange yellow. The two prominent subapical black spots are visible. Its palpi extend forward obliquely, reaching beyond the frons. Antennae are 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.

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.
  2. ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Artaxa digramma Boisduval comb. n". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  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.
  5. ↑ "Artaxa digramma Boisduval, 1844". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Artaxa digramma (Boisduval, [1844])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 October 2018.


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