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Artace sp.

Artace sp.


Family: Lasiocampidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Description


Artace is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.

Species: 
  • Artace aemula Draudt, 1927
  • Artace albicans Walker, 1855
  • Artace anula Schaus, 1892
  • Artace argentina Schaus, 1924
  • Artace athoria Schaus, 1936
  • Artace cinerosipalpis Bryk, 1953
  • Artace colaria Franclemont, 1973
  • Artace connecta Draudt, 1927
  • Artace coprea Draudt, 1927
  • Artace cribrarius (Ljungh, 1825)
  • Artace etta Schaus, 1936
  • Artace helier Schaus, 1924
  • Artace lilloi Giacomelli, 1911
  • Artace litterata Dognin, 1923
  • Artace melanda Schaus, 1936
  • Artace menuve Schaus, 1924
  • Artace meridionalis Schaus, 1892
  • Artace muzophila Dognin, 1916
  • Artace nigripalpis Dognin, 1923
  • Artace obumbrata Köhler, 1951
  • Artace pelia Schaus, 1936
  • Artace punctivena Walker, 1855
  • Artace randa Schaus, 1936
  • Artace regalis E. D. Jones, 1921
  • Artace rosea Draudt, 1927
  • Artace schreiteria Schaus, 1936
  • Artace sisoes Schaus, 1924
  • Artace thelma Schaus, 1936


"Venezuelan poodle moth": In 2009, German zoologist Dr. Arthur Anker photographed a moth in the Canaima National Park of the Gran Sabana region of Venezuela, and went "viral" on the internet, including hoaxes claiming to be additional photos. Anker initially captioned his photo as "Poodle moth, Venezuela", and later added " (Artace sp, perhaps A. cribaria)".

Dr. John E. Rawlins from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History concurred with Anker´s suggestion of the genus Artace for the identification:

Source: Wikipedia, article Artace sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 279297
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Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
11/15/2017
Claudio Mendez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
78758415/11/2017ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo RamónClaudio Mendez
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Artace sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 21/09/2026.