Eilema peperita 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 and Tanzania.[1]

Eilema peperita
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. peperita
Binomial name
Eilema peperita
(Hampson, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Ilema peperita Hampson, 1901
  • Eilema montana Aurivillius, 1910
  • Aroterosia peperita (Hampson, 1901)

References edit

  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Aroterosia peperita (Hampson, 1901)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 24, 2018.