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.[1]

Eilema elegans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Eilema
Species:
E. elegans
Binomial name
Eilema elegans
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Dyphlebia elegans Butler, 1877
  • Eilema elegans var. mashonensis Strand, 1922

Subspecies

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  • Eilema elegans elegans
  • Eilema elegans restricta Hampson, 1910 (Zambia)

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Enargeiosia elegans (Butler, 1877)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 13, 2017.