Eilema contempta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1924. It is found in Africa.[2]

Eilema contempta
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. contempta
Binomial name
Eilema contempta
Synonyms
  • Ilema contempta Rothschild, 1924

References edit

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eilema contempta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Afro Moths