- Source: Artace
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, Kyrgyzstani zoologist Dr. Arthur Anker photographed a moth in the Canaima National Park of the Gran Sabana region of Venezuela, and the photograph 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:
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.”
