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]
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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. guttata
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| Artaxa guttata Walker, 1855
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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]
References
edit- ^ "Species Details: Artaxa guttata Walker, 1855". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "A partial checklist of moths (Lepidoptera) of Dehradun, Mussoorie and Devalsari in Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India". Threatened Taxa. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Artaxa guttata Walker". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hosts of Artaxa guttata". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
