Eilema leia is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.[1]

Eilema leia
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. leia
Binomial name
Eilema leia
(Hampson, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Ilema leia Hampson, 1901
  • Leptilema leia (Hampson, 1901)

References edit

  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Leptilema leia (Hampson, 1901)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 23, 2018.