Artaxa guttata
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| Artaxa guttata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Artaxa |
| Species: | A. guttata |
| Binomial name | |
| Artaxa guttata Walker, 1855 | |
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Artaxa guttata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,[2] and India.[3]
The caterpillar is considered a minor pest that attacks many plants such as Ricinus communis, Jasminum, Lantana camara, Mangifera indica, rose, Citrus, Terminalia myriocarpa, Terminalia tomentosa, Cajanus cajan, Ziziphus mauritiana, Shorea robusta,[4][5] Maesa lanceolata, Mallotus philippensis, Anogeissus acuminata, Barringtonia acutangula, Carissa carandas and Lagerstroemia indica.[6]
