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Eilema plana

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Eilema plana
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. plana
Binomial name
Eilema plana
(Boisduval, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia plana Boisduval, 1832
  • Brunia repleta Lucas, 1890
  • Tigrioides xanthopleura Turner, 1899
  • Ilema costistrigata Bethune-Baker, 1904

Eilema plana, the little white lichen moth, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is found in the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Eilema plana (Boisduval, 1832)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2019.