Eilema similipuncta

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Eilema similipuncta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Eilema
Species:
E. similipuncta
Binomial name
Eilema similipuncta
Hampson, 1914

Eilema similipuncta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe. [1]

The larvae feed on lichens.

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