Artace is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lasiocampidae |
| Subfamily: | Poecilocampinae |
| Tribe: | Macromphaliini |
| Genus: | Artace Walker, 1855 |
Species
edit- 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"
editIn 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
edit- ^ "Genus Artace • 28 living spp". Catalogue of Life. (July 31, 2018). Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "Artace". Nomen.at - animals and plants. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "Artace Walker, 1855". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "Arthur Anker - Wikispecies". Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Poodle moth, Venezuela". January 2009. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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