Laelapia

Laelapia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Laelapia ; Butler, 1879
Species:	L. notata
Binomial name
	Laelapia notata; Butler, 1879

Last updated July 29, 2025

Laelapia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its single species, Laelapia notata, is found in Madagascar. Both the genus and species were first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Laelapia notata Butler, 1879". Afromoths. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
↑ Savela, Markku (September 9, 2015). "Laelapia Butler, 1879". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 14, 2019.

External links

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Laelapia notata Butler, 1879". Afromoths. Retrieved December 19, 2017.

[2] Savela, Markku (September 9, 2015). "Laelapia Butler, 1879". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 14, 2019.

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