Archilema Explained

Archilema is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Sven Jorgen R. Birket-Smith in 1965.^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Archilema cinderella (Kiriakoff, 1958)
• Archilema dentata Kühne, 2007
• Archilema modiolus (Kiriakoff, 1958)
• Archilema nivea Kühne, 2007
• Archilema subumbrata (Holland, 1893)
• Archilema uelleburgensis (Strand, 1912)
• Archilema vilis Birket-Smith, 1965

Former species

• Archilema achrosis
• Archilema lucens Durante & Panzera, 2002 is now a synonym of Pusiola poliosia (Kiriakoff, 1958)

References

• Kühne, L. (2007). Esperiana Buchreihe zur Entomologie. Memoir 3: 353–394.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Archilema Birket-Smith, 1965 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 21, 2019.
2. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Archilema Birket-Smith, 1965 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . October 14, 2020.