Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Noctuoidea Erebidae Lymantriinae

• Artaxa angulata (Matsumura, 1927) Taiwan, Burma, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, China (Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shanxi). See [maps]

  • Euproctis angulata Matsumura, 1927; J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. 19 (1): 40, pl. 4, f. 2 ♂; TL: Formosa, nr. Mt Niitaka

  • Artaxa angulata; Wang, Wang & Fan, 2011, Zootaxa 2887: 59; Wang, Wahlberg, Holloway, Bergsten, Fan, Janzen, Hallwachs, Wen, Wang & Nylin, 2015, Cladistics 31 (6): 584; [iNaturalist]
  • Euproctis angulata; Collenette, 1934, Novit. Zool. 39: 144; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Artaxa cina (Strand, 1915) Borneo. See [maps]

  • Euproctis cina Strand, 1915; in Seitz, Die Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 342

  • Artaxa cina; [MOB5]: 61, f. 115, 123, pl. 6; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [MOB]
  • Euproctis cina; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo Kinabalu: 45
• Artaxa comparata (Walker, 1865) N.Hindustan, .... See [maps]

  • Themaca comparata Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 395; TL: N.Hindustan
    • = Nygmia vitellina; Swinhoe, 1922, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 483

  • Artaxa comparata; [MOB5], 60 (note); [iNaturalist]
• Artaxa digramma (Boisduval, [1844]) Sundaland, China (Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan), Burma, India, Malaysia. See [maps]

  • Bombyx digramma Boisduval, [1844]; Icon. Règne anim. Cuvier 3 (Insectes): 508, pl. 86, f. 4; TL: Java
  • Artaxa sastra Moore, [1860]; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. Nat. East India House 2: 351; TL: Java
    • = ; [MOB5], 60; Wang, Wang & Fan, 2011, Zootaxa 2887: 62

  • Artaxa digramma; [MOB5]: 60, f. 113, pl. 6; Wang, Wang & Fan, 2011, Zootaxa 2887: 62; Wang, Wahlberg, Holloway, Bergsten, Fan, Janzen, Hallwachs, Wen, Wang & Nylin, 2015, Cladistics 31 (6): 584; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MOB]
  • Euproctis digramma; Collenette, 1932, Novit. Zool. 38: 60
  • Nygmia digramma; Swinhoe, 1922, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 484
  • Nygmia sastra; Swinhoe, 1922, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 484

  Larva on (for combined Artaxa guttata and A. digramma) Mangifera , Anogeissus , Terminalia , Shorea , Lagerstroemia , Melastoma , Litchi [MOB5]: 61

• Artaxa distracta Walker, 1865 Sundaland, NE.Himalaya. See [maps]

  • Artaxa distracta Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 333; TL: Sarawak
  • Euproctis olivata Hampson, 1897; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 11 (2): 295; TL: Khasia Hills
    • = ; [MOB5], 63

  • Artaxa distracta; [MOB5]: 63, f. 118, 252, pl. 6; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [MOB]
  • Nygmia distracta; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 51
  • Nygmia olivata; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 51
• Artaxa fulvistriata (Swinhoe, 1903) New Guinea. See [maps]

  • Euproctis fulvistriata Swinhoe, 1903; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (3): 408; TL: St. Aignan I.

  • Artaxa fulvistriata; [MOB5], 60 (note); [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Nygmia fulvistriata; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 73
• Artaxa gentia (Swinhoe, 1903) Borneo. See [maps]

  • Euproctis gentia Swinhoe, 1903; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 12 (68): 195; TL: Kina Balu

  • Artaxa gentia; [MOB5]: 62, f. 121, pl. 6; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [MOB]
  • Euproctis gentia; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo Kinabalu: 49
  • Nygmia gentia; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 53
• Artaxa guttata Walker, 1855 N.India. See [maps]

  • Artaxa guttata Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 4: 795; TL: Silhet
    • = Nygmia flava; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 63
    • = ?Artaxa digramma; [MOB5], 61

  • Artaxa guttata; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Euproctis guttata; Collenette, 1934, Novit. Zool. 39: 142
• Artaxa hannemanni (Schintlmeister, 1994) Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Borneo. See [maps]

  • Euproctis hannemanni Schintlmeister, 1994; Heterocera Sumatrana 7 (2): 134

  • Artaxa hannemanni; [MOB5]: 64, pl. 6; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [MOB]
• Artaxa hemixantha (Collenette, 1938) Borneo. See [maps]

  • Euproctis hemixantha Collenette, 1938; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (11) 2 (20): 380
  • Euproctis rufibasis Holloway, 1976; Moths of Borneo Kinabalu: 45
    • = ; [MOB5], 61

  • Artaxa hemixantha; [MOB5]: 61, f. 116, 119, pl. 6; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [MOB]
• Artaxa lunula (Bethune-Baker, 1908) New Guinea. See [maps]

  • Euproctis lunula Bethune-Baker, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15: 187; TL: Owgarra; Biage
    • = Euproctis luteomarginata; Collenette, 1932, Novit. Zool. 37: 178

  • Artaxa lunula; [MOB5], 60 (note); [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Artaxa maza (Swinhoe, 1903) New Guinea. See [maps]

  • Euproctis maza Swinhoe, 1903; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (3): 407; TL: Kapaur, New Guinea

  • Artaxa maza; [MOB5], 60 (note); [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Nygmia maza; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 56
• Artaxa montiphaula Holloway, 1999 Borneo. See [maps]

  • Artaxa montiphaula Holloway, 1999; [MOB5]: 64, f. 125, pl. 6; TL: Sarawak, Gunung Mulu Nat. Park

  • Artaxa montiphaula; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [MOB]
• Artaxa nubilosa (van Eecke, 1928) Sundaland. See [maps]

  • Euproctis nubilosa van Eecke, 1928; Zool. Meded. Leiden 11 (5): 121 (males only); TL: Sumatra

  • Artaxa nubilosa; [MOB5]: 63, f. 127, pl. 6; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [MOB]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Euproctis nubilosa; van Eecke, 1928, Zool. Meded. Leiden 11 (5): 121 (part, females)
    • = Euproctis linta; Collenette, 1932, Novit. Zool. 38: 76

  Larva on Coffea [MOB5]: 64

• Artaxa ormea (Swinhoe, 1903) Sundaland. See [maps]

  • Euproctis ormea Swinhoe, 1903; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (3): 426; TL: SE.Borneo
  • Euproctis alboscripta van Eecke, 1928; Zool. Meded. Leiden 11 (5): 115; TL: Sumatra
    • = ; [MOB5], 62

  • Artaxa ormea; [MOB5]: 62, f. 114, pl. 6; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [MOB]
  • Euproctis alboscripta; Collenette, 1932, Novit. Zool. 38: 79
  • Euproctis ormea; Collenette, 1932, Novit. Zool. 38: 66
  • Nygmia ormea; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 51

  Larva on Aleurites [MOB5]: 63

• Artaxa pentatoxa (Collenette, 1930) New Guinea. See [maps]

  • Euproctis pentatoxa Collenette, 1930; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 78 (1): 73; TL: ?Mt. Kunupi

  • Artaxa pentatoxa; [MOB5], 60 (note); [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Artaxa phaula (Collenette, 1932) Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo. See [maps]

  • Euproctis phaula Collenette, 1932; Novit. Zool. 38: 71; TL: Penang

  • Artaxa phaula; [MOB5]: 64, f. 122, pl. 6; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [MOB]
• Artaxa rubiginosa (Snellen, 1877) Java. See [maps]

  • Euproctis rubiginosa Snellen, 1877; Tijdschr. Ent. 20: 10, pl. 1, f. 3; TL: Java

  • Artaxa rubiginosa; [MOB5], 63 (note); Wang, Wahlberg, Holloway, Bergsten, Fan, Janzen, Hallwachs, Wen, Wang & Nylin, 2015, Cladistics 31 (6): 584; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Euproctis rubiginosa; Collenette, 1932, Novit. Zool. 38: 69
  • Nygmia rubiginosa; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 51
• Artaxa sabahensis (Holloway, 1976) Borneo. See [maps]

  • Euproctis sabahensis Holloway, 1976; Moths of Borneo Kinabalu: 48

  • Artaxa sabahensis; [MOB5]: 62, f. 120, pl. 6; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [MOB]
• Artaxa sakaguchii (Matsumura, 1927) Japan. See [maps]

  • Euproctis sakaguchii Matsumura, 1927; J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. 19 (1): 40, pl. 4, f. 1 ♀; TL: Okinawa, Riukiu

  • Artaxa sakaguchii; [iNaturalist]
  • Euproctis sakaguchii; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • A. s. mizusawai Kishida, 2010 Japan

    • Artaxa sakaguchii mizusawai Kishida, 2010; Tinea 21 (2): 57; TL: Japan, Okinawa, Iriomote I., Funaura
• Artaxa subflava (Bremer, 1864) Ussuri, Japan, .... See [maps]

  • Aroa subflava Bremer, 1864; Mém. Acad. Sci. St. Pétersb. (7) 8 (1): 41, pl. 3, f. 19
    • = Euproctis flava; Inoue, 1957, J. Med. Sc. & Biol. 10: 203
  • Aroa flava Bremer, 1861; Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb. 3: 479 (preocc.)
    • = Nygmia subflava; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 52
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • Artaxa intensa Butler, 1877; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 20 (119): 402; TL: Yokohama
    • = Euproctis flava; Inoue, 1957, J. Med. Sc. & Biol. 10: 203
    • = Nygmia subflava; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 52
  • Euproctis bipunctigera Strand, 1910; Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 136

  • Artaxa subflava; [RFEL]; [iNaturalist]
  • Euproctis flava; Collenette, 1934, Novit. Zool. 39: 140; Inoue, 1957, J. Med. Sc. & Biol. 10: 203
  • Euproctis flava ab. bipunctigera; Inoue, 1957, J. Med. Sc. & Biol. 10: 203
  • Euproctis intensa; Collenette, 1934, Novit. Zool. 39: 140
  • Euproctis subflava; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Nygmia intensa; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 67
  • Nygmia subflava; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 52

  Larva on (as flava) Prunus , Quercus , Thea , Morus Inoue, 1957, J. Med. Sc. & Biol. 10: 204, Malus , Crataegus , Rubus [RFEL]

• Artaxa tanaoptera (Collenette, 1938) Sulawesi, Borneo. See [maps]

  • Euproctis tanaoptera Collenette, 1938; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (11) 2 (20): 378; TL: N.Celebes

  • Artaxa tanaoptera; [MOB5]: 64, f. 124, pl. 6; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [MOB]
• Artaxa tuhana (Holloway, 1976) Borneo. See [maps]

  • Euproctis tuhana Holloway, 1976; Moths of Borneo Kinabalu: 45; TL: Malaysia

  • Artaxa tuhana; [MOB5]: 62, f. 117, pl. 6; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [MOB]
• Artaxa vitellina (Kollar, 1848) N.India. See [maps]

  • Liparis vitellina Kollar, 1848; in Hügel, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek 4: 471; TL: Massuri, Himalaya
  • Euproctis gamma Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1731; TL: N.India
    • = Nygmia vitellina; Swinhoe, 1922, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 483
  • Artaxa princeps Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 331; TL: N.Hindostan
    • = Nygmia vitellina; Swinhoe, 1922, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 483

  • Artaxa vitellina; [iNaturalist]
  • Nygmia vitellina; Swinhoe, 1922, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 483

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