Eilema squalida is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Achille Guenée in 1862. It is found in Mauritius and Réunion, both in the Indian Ocean.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Eilema |
| Species: | E. squalida
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| Eilema squalida (Guenée, 1862)
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This species has a wingspan of about 40 mm.
See also
editReferences
edit- Guenée 1862. Lépidoptères. In: Maillard, L., Notes sur l'île de la Réunion (Bourbon) (Annexe G).: 1–72; pls. 12–13.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Eilema squalida (Guenée, 1862)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 10, 2019.