Creataloum is a monotypic of tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 2004. Its only species, Creataloum arabicum, was first described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Egypt, southern Arabia, southern Iraq, southern Iran and southern Pakistan.[1]

Creataloum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Creataloum
Dubatolov, 2004
Species:
C. arabicum
Binomial name
Creataloum arabicum
(Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Spilosoma arabicum
  • Creatonotos arabica
  • Spilosoma gracilis Staudinger, 1900
  • Creatonotos aula Boisduval
  • Creatonotos arabica ab. pedunculata Strand, 1919

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Creataloum Dubatolov, 2004". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
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