Elaealis
| Elaealis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyralinae |
| Genus: | Hampson, 1906[1] |
| Species: | E. olivalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Elaealis olivalis Hampson, 1906
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Elaealis is a monotypic snout moth genus. Its single species, Elaealis olivalis, is found in eastern Africa including Uganda. Both the genus and species were described by George Hampson in 1906.[2]
References
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elaealis olivalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 2, 2018.