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Eilema griveaudi

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Eilema griveaudi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Eilema
Species:
E. griveaudi
Binomial name
Eilema griveaudi
Toulgoët, 1960

Eilema griveaudi is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1960. It is found in eastern Madagascar.[1]

This species has a wingspan of 33 mm. The forewings are red orange with a large blue-black-metallic spot. The holotype was provided from Moramanga.[2]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Eilema griveaudi Toulgoët, 1960". Afromoths. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Toulgoët, H. de 1960. Description d'Arctiides nouvelles de Madagascar (Lepid.) (11e note). Le Naturaliste malgache. 11(1959)(1–2):111–121.