''Artaxa'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
tussock moths in the
family
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Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
erected by
Francis Walker in 1855.
Some of the species have
urticating hair
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s.
Species
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Artaxa angulata''
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Artaxa cina'' (Borneo)
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Artaxa comparata'' (India, Sri Lanka)
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Artaxa digramma'' (India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Java)
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Artaxa distracta'' (Sarawak)
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Artaxa fulvistriata'' (Papua New Guinea)
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Artaxa gentia'' (Borneo)
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Artaxa guttata'' (India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar)
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Artaxa hannemanni'' (Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra)
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Artaxa hemixantha'' (Borneo)
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Artaxa lunula''
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Artaxa maza'' (New Guinea)
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Artaxa montiphaula'' (Borneo, Sarawak)
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Artaxa nubilosa'' (Sumatra)
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Artaxa ormea'' (Borneo, Sumatra)
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Artaxa pentatoxa'' (New Guinea)
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Artaxa phaula'' (Malaysia peninsular, Borneo)
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Artaxa rubiginosa'' (Java)
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Artaxa sabahensis'' (Borneo)
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Artaxa tanaoptera'' (Celebes)
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Artaxa tuhana'' (Borneo)
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Artaxa vitellina'' (India, Sri Lanka)
References
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Lymantriinae
Noctuoidea genera
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