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''Eilema'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...
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 ''Asiapistosia'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. Most species were previously placed in the genus ''Eilema ''Eilema'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Taxonomy Aft ...
'' Dubatolov & Kishida, 2012 * ''
Capissa ''Capissa'' is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae. It was previously treated as a synonym of '' Eilema''. Its only species, ''Capissa vagesa'', is found in the north-western Himalayas, Kashmir, Nepal and Upper Myanmar Uppe ...
'' Moore, 1878 * ''
Collita ''Collita'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1878. Most species were previously placed in the genus '' Eilema''. Species * '' Collita chinensis'' (Daniel, 1954) (eastern Asia) * '' Collita ...
'' Moore, 1878 * ''
Dolgoma ''Dolgoma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1878. Most species were previously placed in the genus '' Eilema''. Species * '' Dolgoma angulifera'' (Felder, 1868) (India, Thailand) * '' Dolg ...
'' Moore, 1878 * ''
Gandhara Gandhāra is the name of an ancient region located in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, more precisely in present-day north-west Pakistan and parts of south-east Afghanistan. The region centered around the Peshawar Vall ...
'' Moore, 1878 * '' Katha'' Moore, 1878 * ''
Manulea ''Manulea'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1863. The type species is ''Lithosia gilveola'' Ochsenheimer, 1810 (=''palliatella'' Scopoli, 1763). Species Subgenus ''Manulea'' Wallengren, 18 ...
'' Wallengren, 1863 * '' Muscula'' Koçak, 1991 * ''
Prabhasa ''Prabhasa'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Most species were previously placed in the genus ''Eilema''. Species * ''Prabhasa plumbeomicans'' Hampson, 1894 * ''Prabhasa monastyrskii'' Dubatolov, 2012 * ''Prabhasa venosa ''Prabha ...
'' Moore, 1878 * '' Tarika'' Moore, 1878 * ''
Wittia ''Wittia'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Most species were previously placed in the genus ''Eilema ''Eilema'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Taxonomy After a 2011 ...
'' de Freina, 1980 * ''
Zadadra ''Zadadra'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. Most species were previously placed in the genus ''Eilema ''Eilema'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Taxonomy After ...
'' Moore, 1878 * ''
Zobida ''Zobida'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. Most species were previously placed in the genus ''Eilema''. Species * '' Zobida avifex'' Kühne, 2010 * '' Zobida bipuncta'' (Hübner, 824 __NOTOC__ Year 824 ( DCCCXXIV) was a le ...
'' Birket-Smith, 1965


Species

* ''
Eilema caniola ''Eilema caniola'', the hoary footman, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1808. Subspecies *''Eilema caniola caniola'' *''Eilema caniola torstenii'' von Mentzer, 1980 (Spain) Distribution and ...
'' Hübner, 1808


''Eilema'' species

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Eilema aistleitneri ''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 ...
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Eilema albescens ''Eilema albescens'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1910. It is found in Tanzania and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or Ea ...
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Eilema albicosta ''Eilema albicosta'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1894. It is found in Spain and on the Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, ...
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Eilema albidella ''Eilema albidella'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Hervé de Toulgoët Hervé de Toulgoët (28 March 1911 – 14 September 2009) was a French entomologist. He specialised in moths of the families Arctiinae (moth), Arcti ...
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Eilema albidula ''Eilema albidula'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC ...
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Eilema albostriatum ''Eilema albostriatum'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Lars Kühne in 2010. It is found in Namibia and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Afric ...
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Eilema aldabrensis ''Eilema aldabrensis'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by George Hampson in 1914. It is found on Aldabra in the Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des S ...
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Eilema alluaudi ''Eilema alluaudi'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1968. It is found on Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, ...
'' *'' Eilema amaura'' *'' Eilema amaurus'' *'' Eilema angustipennis'' *'' Eilema angustula'' *'' Eilema arculifera'' *'' Eilema ardens'' *'' Eilema argentea'' *'' Eilema arizana'' *'' Eilema arizona'' *'' Eilema aspersa'' *'' Eilema aspersoides'' *'' Eilema aurantioflava'' *'' Eilema aurantiotestacea'' *'' Eilema aurantisquamata'' *'' Eilema auriflua'' *''
Eilema aurora ''Eilema aurora'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1916. It is found in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of P ...
'' *'' Eilema barbata'' *'' Eilema basinota'' *'' Eilema bifasciata'' *'' Eilema bilati'' *'' Eilema bipartita'' *'' Eilema birkensmithi'' *'' Eilema bitincta'' *'' Eilema borbonica'' *'' Eilema brevivalva'' *''
Eilema brunnea ''Eilema brunnea'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Frederic Moore in 1878. It is found in the Indian state of Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in th ...
'' *'' Eilema brunneotincta'' *'' Eilema bueana'' *'' Eilema caffrana'' *'' Eilema calamaria'' *'' Eilema caledonica'' *'' Eilema cana'' *'' Eilema carbunculosa'' *'' Eilema carnea'' *'' Eilema catalai'' *'' Eilema catenata'' *'' Eilema celsicola'' *'' Eilema chinchilla'' *'' Eilema chrysophlebs'' *'' Eilema cirrochroa'' *'' Eilema claudei'' *'' Eilema cohabitans'' *'' Eilema comma'' *'' Eilema comorensis'' *'' Eilema conisphora'' *'' Eilema conspicua'' *'' Eilema contempta'' *'' Eilema contorta'' *'' Eilema contradicta'' *'' Eilema costalba'' *'' Eilema costalboides'' *'' Eilema costimaculata'' *'' Eilema costipuncta'' *'' Eilema cramboides'' *'' Eilema crassicosta'' *'' Eilema creatoplaga'' *'' Eilema cretacea'' *'' Eilema cribroides'' *'' Eilema croceibasis'' *'' Eilema cuneata'' *'' Eilema curviplaga'' *'' Eilema danieli'' *'' Eilema debilissima'' *'' Eilema decaryi'' *'' Eilema degenerella'' *'' Eilema diliensis'' *''
Eilema discifera ''Eilema discifera'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is ...
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Eilema distigma ''Eilema distigma'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country ...
'' *'' Eilema distinguenda'' *'' Eilema dorsti'' *''
Eilema elegans ''Eilema elegans'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in Ethiopia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked co ...
'' *'' Eilema elophus'' *'' Eilema fasciata'' *'' Eilema fasciatella'' *'' Eilema fasciculosa'' *'' Eilema fibriata'' *''
Eilema fimbriata ''Eilema fimbriata'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by John Henry Leech in 1890. It is found in central China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's mo ...
'' *'' Eilema flammea'' *'' Eilema flavibasis'' *'' Eilema flavicosta'' *'' Eilema fletcheri'' *'' Eilema flexistriata'' *'' Eilema formosa'' *'' Eilema formosicola'' *'' Eilema francki'' *'' Eilema fraterna'' *''
Eilema fulminans ''Eilema fulminans'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1960. It is found in central Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Mad ...
'' *'' Eilema fuscifrons'' *'' Eilema fuscipes'' *'' Eilema gainsfordi'' *'' Eilema gashorai'' *'' Eilema goniophora'' *'' Eilema goniophoroides'' *'' Eilema gracilipennis'' *'' Eilema griseoflava'' *''
Eilema griveaudi ''Eilema griveaudi'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1960. It is found in eastern Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Mad ...
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Eilema heimi ''Eilema heimi'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1954. It is found on Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, l ...
'' *'' Eilema heterogyna'' *'' Eilema homochroma'' *'' Eilema honei'' *''
Eilema hova ''Eilema hova'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1954. It is found on Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, li ...
'' *'' Eilema humbloti'' *'' Eilema hybrida'' *'' Eilema iluopsis'' *'' Eilema incertula'' *'' Eilema inconspicualis'' *'' Eilema inducta'' *'' Eilema infucata'' *''
Eilema inornata ''Eilema inornata'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1914. It is found on Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagas ...
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Eilema insignis ''Eilema insignis'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is found in Madagascar and possibly Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muu ...
'' *'' Eilema instabilis'' *'' Eilema intermixta'' *'' Eilema interpositella'' *'' Eilema iuniformis'' *'' Eilema karenkona'' *'' Eilema khasiana'' *''
Eilema kingdoni ''Eilema kingdoni'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found on Mayotte and Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblika ...
'' *'' Eilema kuatunica'' *'' Eilema lachesis'' *'' Eilema lamprocraspis'' *'' Eilema laurenconi'' *'' Eilema leia'' *'' Eilema lemur'' *'' Eilema leopoldi'' *'' Eilema lepta'' *'' Eilema leucanicula'' *'' Eilema lividula'' *'' Eilema longpala'' *'' Eilema lutescens'' *'' Eilema mabillei'' *''
Eilema maculosa ''Eilema maculosa'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Saalmüller in 1884. It is found in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, lin ...
'' *'' Eilema margarita'' *'' Eilema marginata'' *'' Eilema marguerita'' *'' Eilema marioni'' *'' Eilema marwitziana'' *'' Eilema melanothorax'' *'' Eilema melasonea'' *'' Eilema mesosticta'' *'' Eilema minutissima'' *'' Eilema monochroma'' *''
Eilema nebra ''Eilema nebra'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika ...
'' *'' Eilema nebuliferella'' *''
Eilema nebulosa ''Teulisna nebulosa'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. The habitat consists of lower montane forests. There is strong sexual dimorphism Sexual di ...
'' *'' Eilema nicticans'' *'' Eilema nigripes'' *'' Eilema nigrociliata'' *'' Eilema nigrosparsa'' *'' Eilema niveata'' *'' Eilema nonagrioides'' *'' Eilema notifera'' *'' Eilema nubeculoides'' *'' Eilema ochroleuca'' *'' Eilema okiensis'' *'' Eilema pallidicosta'' *'' Eilema pauliani'' *'' Eilema paupercula'' *'' Eilema peperita'' *'' Eilema persephone'' *'' Eilema peyrierasi'' *'' Eilema phaeocraspis'' *'' Eilema phaeopera'' *'' Eilema phantasma'' *'' Eilema plana'' *'' Eilema plantei'' *'' Eilema polioplaga'' *'' Eilema prabhasana'' *'' Eilema proleuca'' *'' Eilema proleucodes'' *'' Eilema protuberans'' *'' Eilema pseudocretacea'' *'' Eilema pseudofasciata'' *'' Eilema pseudoluteola'' *'' Eilema pseudosimplex'' *'' Eilema pseudosoror'' *''
Eilema pulverea ''Eilema pulverea'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Alfred Ernest Wileman in 1910. It is found in Taiwan. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the ot ...
'' *'' Eilema pulvereola'' *'' Eilema pulverosa'' *'' Eilema punctifera'' *'' Eilema punctistriata'' *'' Eilema purpureotincta'' *''
Eilema pusilana ''Eilema pusilana'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Strand in 1912. It is found in Tanzania and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the e ...
'' *'' Eilema pustulata'' *'' Eilema quadrangula'' *'' Eilema quadrisignata'' *'' Eilema ranrunensis'' *'' Eilema ratonella'' *''
Eilema ratonis ''Eilema ratonis'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Oc ...
'' *'' Eilema recticosta'' *''
Eilema rubiginea ''Eilema rubiginea'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1954. It is found on Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikar ...
'' *'' Eilema rubrescens'' *'' Eilema rufitincta'' *'' Eilema rufofasciata'' *'' Eilema sabulosula'' *''
Eilema saitonis ''Eilema saitonis'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific O ...
'' *'' Eilema sakia'' *'' Eilema sandakana'' *'' Eilema sanguicosta'' *''
Eilema sarceola ''Eilema sarceola'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is ...
'' *'' Eilema semibrunnea'' *''
Eilema semperi ''Eilema semperi'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republik ...
'' *'' Eilema setiniformis'' *'' Eilema signata'' *'' Eilema similipuncta'' *'' Eilema simplex'' *'' Eilema simulatricula'' *'' Eilema sokotrensis'' *''
Eilema sordida ''Eilema sordida'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is found in Madagascar and Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ- ...
'' *'' Eilema squalida'' *'' Eilema squamata'' *'' Eilema stevensii'' *'' Eilema strangulata'' *'' Eilema subcosteola'' *'' Eilema suspecta'' *'' Eilema taiwana'' *'' Eilema taiwanella'' *''
Eilema tardenota ''Eilema tardenota'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1971. It is found on the island of Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan ...
'' *'' Eilema tegudentata'' *'' Eilema terminalis'' *'' Eilema testaceoflava'' *'' Eilema tomponis'' *''
Eilema tonseana ''Eilema tonseana'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found on Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situ ...
'' *'' Eilema transducta'' *'' Eilema trichopteroides'' *'' Eilema tricolor'' *'' Eilema tricolorana'' *''
Eilema trimacula ''Eilema trimacula'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found on Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relatio ...
'' *'' Eilema triplaiola'' *'' Eilema trispilota'' *'' Eilema tristis'' *'' Eilema umbrigera'' *'' Eilema umbripuncta'' *'' Eilema uniola'' *'' Eilema uniplaga'' *'' Eilema unipuncta'' *'' Eilema usuguronis'' *'' Eilema vanbraekeli'' *'' Eilema vicara'' *'' Eilema vicinula'' *''
Eilema viettei ''Eilema viettei'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1954. It is found in Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of M ...
'' *'' Eilema violitincta'' *'' Eilema virgineola'' *'' Eilema voeltzkowi'' *'' Eilema xantholeuca''


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. {{Taxonbar , from=Q2709580 Lithosiina Moth genera