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 Eilema are:
- Asiapistosia <small>Dubatolov & Kishida, 2012</small>
- Capissa <small>Moore, 1878</small>
- Collita <small>Moore, 1878</small>
- Dolgoma <small>Moore, 1878</small>
- Gandhara <small>Moore, 1878</small>
- Katha <small>Moore, 1878</small>
- Manulea <small>Wallengren, 1863</small>
- Muscula <small>Koçak, 1991</small>
- Prabhasa <small>Moore, 1878</small>
- Tarika <small>Moore, 1878</small>
- Wittia <small>de Freina, 1980</small>
- Zadadra <small>Moore, 1878</small>
- Zobida <small>Birket-Smith, 1965</small>
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): 25âÂÂ43.
- 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: 433âÂÂ456.
- Lafontaine, J. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 40: 1âÂÂ239. .
- Witt, T. J. & Ronkay, L. (2011). "Lymantriinae and Arctiinae - Including Phylogeny and Check List of the Quadrifid Noctuoidea of Europe". Noctuidae Europaeae. 13: 1âÂÂ448.