Image of Artaxa tanaoptera Collenette ♂

Artaxa tanaoptera Collenette comb. n

Euproctis tanaoptera Collenette, 1938, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (11), 2: 378.

Diagnosis

The forewing pattern has the pale fasciae typical of the genus set off by much more intense dark irroration: this is crossed by pale lines marking the course of the veins extending from the posterior of the cell.

Geographical range

Sulawesi, Borneo.

Habitat preference

The only Bornean specimen is a male from the lower montane zone (1000m) of G. Mulu.

Genitalia:

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Species (12)


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