Artaxa guttata

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Artaxa guttata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Artaxa
Species:
A. guttata
Binomial name
Artaxa guttata
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Nygmia flavaSwinhoe, 1923
  • Euproctis guttataCollenette, 1934

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]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Artaxa guttata Walker, 1855". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  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. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. "A partial checklist of moths (Lepidoptera) of Dehradun, Mussoorie and Devalsari in Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India". Threatened Taxa. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. "Artaxa guttata Walker". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. "Insect pest complex of Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) in agro ecosystem of Tripura, N.E. India" (PDF). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. "Hosts of Artaxa guttata". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 7 March 2018.