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Artaxa vitellina

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Artaxa vitellina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Artaxa
Species:
A. vitellina
Binomial name
Artaxa vitellina
(Kollar, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Liparis vitellina Kollar, 1848
  • Euproctis gamma Walker, 1856
  • Artaxa princeps Walker, 1865
  • Nygmia vitellina Swinhoe, 1922

Artaxa vitellina is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Vincenz Kollar in 1848.[1] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[2]

The caterpillar is a minor pest of Ricinus communis.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (8 January 2019). "Artaxa vitellina (Kollar, 1848)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ^ "Artaxa sp. (vitellina-group)". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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