Biology:Eilema

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Short description: Genus of moths

Eilema
Eilema caniola.jpg
Eilema caniola
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Lithosiina
Genus: Eilema
Hübner, 1819
Synonyms
  • Hilema Agassiz, 1847
  • Eucreagra Felder, 1874
  • Ilema Hampson, 1900 (preocc.)
  • Lophilema Aurivillius, 1910
  • Crocosia Hampson, 1914

Eilema is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

Taxonomy

After a 2011 revision, all the species but one, E. caniola, have been moved to other genera.[1]

The genera formerly included in Eilema are:

Species

Eilema species


References

  1. Dubatolov, V. V.; Zolotuhin, V. V. (2011). "Does Eilema Hübner, [1819 (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) present one or several genera?"]. Euroasian Entomological Journal 10 (3): 367–379, 380, VII. http://szmn.eco.nsc.ru/vvdubat/pdf/EEJ_10(3)367-379.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2709580 entry