Elaealis is a monotypic snout moth genus. Its single species, Elaealis olivalis, is found in eastern Africa including Uganda. Both the genus and species were described by George Hampson in 1906.[2]

Elaealis
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Elaealis

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E. olivalis
Binomial name
Elaealis olivalis
Hampson, 1906

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Elaealis olivalis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 2, 2018.