Artaxa angulata

Artaxa angulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Artaxa
Species:
A. angulata
Binomial name
Artaxa angulata
(Matsumura, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Euproctis angulata Matsumura, 1927

Artaxa angulata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1927.[1] It is found in Taiwan,[2] Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,[3] Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

Its wingspan is about 14–20 mm. Forewings yellowish with two narrow, medially found pale yellow lines. Submarginal area with three black spots, where two of them at apex, and one near tornus.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Species Details: Euproctis angulata Matsumura, 1927". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Euproctis angulata Matsumura, 1927 叉帶黃毒蛾". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  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.


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