Artaxa vitellina

Artaxa vitellina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
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[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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