Eilema

Eilema
	Eilema caniola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Eilema; Hübner, 1819
Synonyms
	Hilema Agassiz, 1847; Eucreagra Felder, 1874; Ilema Hampson, 1900 (preocc.); Lophilema Aurivillius, 1910; Crocosia Hampson, 1914;

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:

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