Artaxa vitellina
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| Artaxa vitellina | |
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Scientific 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) | |
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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]
