Eilema squalida

Short description: Species of moth

Eilema squalida

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Lepidoptera

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Erebidae

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Arctiinae

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Eilema

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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.

See also Wikidata entry Q13529750.

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