Eligma malgassica

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Eligma malgassica
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E. malgassica
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Eligma malgassica
Rothschild, 1896

Eligma malgassica is a moth in the family Nolidae. This species was first described by Walter Rothschild in 1896 and is endemic to Madagascar. [1] [2]

Notes

The Afromoths database refers to the species as Eligma malagassica [3] as does the Global Lepidoptera Names Index of the Natural History Museum, London. [4]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Eligma malgassica Rothschild, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. Rothschild, Walter; Jordan, Karl (1896). "Notes on Heterocera, with Descriptions of New Genera and Species". Novitates Zoologicae. 3: 57. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  3. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Eligma malagassica Rothschild, 1896". Afromoths. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  4. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eligma malgassica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 2, 2018.