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Axia
Axia, the gold moths, is a genus of moths whose precise relationships within the macrolepidoptera are currently uncertain, but they currently are placed within the superfamily Drepanoidea. Uniquely, they have a pair of pocket-like organs on the seventh abdominal spiracle of the adult moth which are possibly sound receptive organs. They are quite large and brightly coloured moths that occur only in southern Europe and feed on species of Euphorbia. Sometimes they are attracted to light....
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Axia margarita
speciesAxia margarita
Axia nesiota
speciesAxia nesiota
Axia olga
speciesAxia olga
Axia napoleona
speciesAxia napoleona
Axia vaulogeri
speciesAxia vaulogeri
Axia ernestina
speciesAxia ernestina
Axia atlasica
speciesAxia atlasica
Axia minuta
speciesAxia minuta
Axia thamii
speciesAxia thamii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 714433.