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Eilema squalida

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Short description: Species of moth

Eilema squalida
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Eilema
Species:
E. squalida
Binomial name
Eilema squalida
(Guenée, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia mauritia Mabille, 1899
  • Lithosia squalida Guenée, 1862

Eilema squalida is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Achille Guenée in 1862. It is found in Mauritius and Réunion, both in the Indian Ocean.[1]

This species has a wingspan of about 40 mm.

See also

  • List of moths of Réunion
  • List of moths of Mauritius

References

  • Guenée 1862. Lépidoptères. In: Maillard, L., Notes sur l'île de la Réunion (Bourbon) (Annexe G).: 1–72; pls. 12–13.
  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Eilema squalida (Guenée, 1862)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/EILESQUA. Retrieved October 10, 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13529750 entry




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