''Artace'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Lasiocampidae
The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. It i ...
. The genus was erected by
Francis Walker in 1855.
Species
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Artace aemula''
Draudt, 1927
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Artace albicans''
Walker, 1855
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Artace anula''
Schaus, 1892
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Artace argentina''
Schaus, 1924
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Artace athoria''
Schaus, 1936
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Artace cinerosipalpis''
Bryk, 1953
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Artace colaria''
Franclemont, 1973
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Artace connecta''
Draudt, 1927
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Artace coprea''
Draudt, 1927
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Artace cribrarius''
( Ljungh, 1825)
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Artace etta''
Schaus, 1936
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Artace helier''
Schaus, 1924
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Artace lilloi''
Giacomelli, 1911
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Artace litterata''
Dognin, 1923
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Artace melanda''
Schaus, 1936
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Artace menuve''
Schaus, 1924
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Artace meridionalis''
Schaus, 1892
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Artace muzophila''
Dognin, 1916
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Artace nigripalpis''
Dognin, 1923
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Artace obumbrata''
Köhler, 1951
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Artace pelia''
Schaus, 1936
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Artace punctivena''
Walker, 1855
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Artace randa''
Schaus, 1936
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Artace regalis''
E. D. Jones, 1921
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Artace rosea''
Draudt, 1927
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Artace schreiteria''
Schaus, 1936
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Artace sisoes''
Schaus, 1924
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Artace thelma''
Schaus, 1936
"Venezuelan poodle moth"
In 2009,
Kyrgyzstan
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i zoologist Dr. Arthur Anker photographed a moth in the
Canaima National Park
Canaima National Park () is a park in south-eastern Venezuela that roughly occupies the same area as the La Gran Sabana, Gran Sabana region. It is located in Bolívar State (Venezuela), Bolívar State, reaching the borders with Brazil and Guya ...
of the
Gran Sabana
La Gran Sabana (, ) is a region in southeastern Venezuela, part of the Guianan savanna ecoregion.
The savanna spreads into the regions of the Guiana Shield, Guiana Highlands and south-east into Bolívar, Venezuela, Bolívar State, extending fu ...
region of
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
, an
the photographwent "viral" on the internet,
including hoaxes claiming to be additional photos. Anker initially captioned his photo as "Poodle moth, Venezuela", and later added " (''Artace'' sp, perhaps ''A. cribaria'')".
Dr. John E. Rawlins from the
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History (abbreviated as CMNH) is a natural history museum in the Oakland (Pittsburgh), Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded by List of people from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, Pit ...
concurred with Anker's suggestion of the genus ''Artace'' for the identification:
References
Lasiocampidae
Moth genera
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
Taxa described in 1855
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