Artace
Artace cribrarius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Subfamily: Poecilocampinae
Tribe: Macromphaliini
Genus: Artace
Walker, 1855

Artace is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.[1][2][3]

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, Kyrgyzstani zoologist Dr. Arthur Anker[4] photographed a moth in the Canaima National Park of the Gran Sabana region of Venezuela, and the photograph went "viral" on the internet[5], including hoaxes claiming to be additional photos.[6] Anker initially captioned his photo as "Poodle moth, Venezuela", and later added " (Artace sp, perhaps A. cribaria)".[7]

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

Here’s my vote/guess to ID the poodle moth. The antenna is distinctive. "Lasiocampidae: Artace or a related genus, probably not Artace cribraria (presumably North America to Argentina, but nobody has revised this group from Mexico south). There are more than a dozen described South American species of Artace, but their delimitation, validity, and even their generic placement is uncertain. It will take two things to solve this problem: a comprehensive revision of Artace and kin, plus an actual specimen of a genuine “Venezuelan poodle moth.”[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Genus Artace • 28 living spp". Catalogue of Life. (July 31, 2018). Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Artace". Nomen.at - animals and plants. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Artace Walker, 1855". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Arthur Anker - Wikispecies". Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. 1 2 Abad-Santos, Alexander (30 August 2012). "Venezuelan Poodle Moth Is the Internet's Favorite Pet This Week". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Mikkelson, David (10 July 2013). "Venezuelan Poodle Moth: Photograph purportedly shows a newly discovered species of 'Venezuelan poodle moth.'". Snopes.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Poodle moth, Venezuela". January 2009. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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