Artaxa vitellina
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Artaxa |
| Species: | A. vitellina
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| Binomial name | |
| Artaxa vitellina (Kollar, 1848)
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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
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku (8 January 2019). "Artaxa vitellina (Kollar, 1848)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Artaxa sp. (vitellina-group)". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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