Eilema
genus of insects
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.
The genera formerly included in Eilema are:
Asiapistosia Dubatolov & Kishida, 2012
Capissa Moore, 1878
Collita Moore, 1878
Dolgoma Moore, 1878
Gandhara Moore, 1878
Katha Moore, 1878
Manulea Wallengren, 1863
Muscula Koçak, 1991
Prabhasa Moore, 1878
Tarika Moore, 1878
Wittia de Freina, 1980
Zadadra Moore, 1878
Zobida Birket-Smith, 1965
Species
Eilema caniola Hübner, 1808
Former Eilema species
References
Ignatyev, N. N. & Witt, T. J. (2007). "A review of Eilema Hübner, 1819 of Russia and adjacent territories. Part 1. The Eilema griseola (Hübner, 1803) species group (Arctiidae: Lithosiinae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 30 (1): 25–43.
Inoue, H. (1988).
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