Artona
Encyclopedia
Artona is a genus
of moth
s of the Zygaenidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Zygaenidae
Zygaenidae
The Zygaenidae moths are a family of Lepidoptera. The majority of zygaenids are tropical, but they are nevertheless quite well represented in temperate regions. There are about 1000 species. Various species are commonly known as Burnet or Forester moths, often qualified by the number of spots,...
family.
Selected species
- Subgenus Artona
- Artona flavipuncta
- Artona fulvida
- Artona hainana
- Artona superba
- Subgenus Balataea Walker, [1865]
- Artona angusta (Alberti, 1954)
- Artona cuneonotata (Leech, 1898)
- Artona elegantior (Alberti, 1954)
- Artona funeralis (Butler, 1879)
- Artona gracilis (Walker, [1865])
- Artona gracilis gracilis (Walker, [1865])
- Artona gracilis taiwana Wileman, 1911
- Artona intermediana (Alberti, 1954)
- Artona kimurai M. Owada & Inada, 2005
- Artona martini Efetov, 1997
- Artona octomaculata (Bremer, 1861)
- Artona parilis (Efetov, 1997)
- Artona uniformis (Alberti, 1954)
- Artona walkeriArtona walkeriArtona walkeri is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found on Java and Bali.The wingspan is about 24 mm....
(Moore, 1859)
- Subgenus Pseudosesidia Alberti, 1954
- Artona aegeriaeformis Alberti, [1954]