Artigisa

Artigisa
Artigisa melanephele
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Hypeninae
Genus:	Artigisa Walker, 1863

Artigisa is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae, in which it is placed to subfamily Hypeninae,[1][2] or alternatively, Erebinae.[3] This genus was first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[4]

Species

There are six recognized species:[1][3]

• Artigisa byrsopa Lower, 1903
• Artigisa dentilinea Turner, 1909
• Artigisa impropria Walker, 1865
• Artigisa lignicolaria Walker, 1866
• Artigisa melanephele Hampson, 1914
• Artigisa nigrosignata Walker, [1863]

The status of Catada acrospila Turner, 1906 is uncertain,[5] with some placing it here as Artigisa acrospila (Turner, 1906).[6]

References

1. "Artigisa". BOLDSYSTEMS Taxonomy Browser. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
2. "Genus: Artigisa". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
3. "Artigisa Walker, 1863". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.199. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
4. Walker, F. (1863). "Catalogue of the Heterocerous Lepidopterous Insects collected at Sarawak by Mr. A. R. Wallace, with descriptions of new species (continued)". Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Zoology. 7: 49–84, 160–198. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1863.tb02102.x. Archived from the original on 2022-04-24. Retrieved 2022-04-24 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
5. "Species Unplaced acrospila (Turner, 1906)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
6. Savela, Markku. "Artigisa Walker, [1863]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.