Eilema Explained
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:
- 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
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). "Three new species and some synonymic notes on the Arctiidae from Japan, Taiwan and Philippines". Tyô to Ga. 39 (2): 99-118.
- Kühne, L. (2010) "Taxonomische Ergebnisse der bearbeitung der nachtfalterfauna des südlichen Afrikas (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea)". Esperiana. Memoir 5: 433–456.
- Lafontaine, J. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 40: 1–239. .
- Witt, T. J. & Ronkay, L. (2011). "Lymantriinae and Arctiinae - Including Phylogeny and Check List of the Quadrifid Noctuoidea of Europe". Noctuidae Europaeae. 13: 1–448.
Notes and References
- Dubatolov . V. V. . Zolotuhin . V. V. . amp . 2011 . Does Eilema Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) present one or several genera? ]. . 10 . 3 . 367–379, 380, VII.
