Eilema plana (Boisduval, 1832) is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Eilema plana (Boisduval, 1832)

Eilema plana (Boisduval, 1832)

Eilema plana, the little white lichen moth, is an Arctiinae moth found in three eastern Australian states.

Family
Genus
Eilema
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Eilema plana (Boisduval, 1832)

Eilema plana, commonly called the little white lichen moth, is a moth species that belongs to the subfamily Arctiinae. This species was first formally described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It can be found in Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria, which are states of Australia.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Eilema

More from Erebidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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