''Archilema'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Sven Jorgen R. Birket-Smith in 1965.

Species

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Archilema cinderella ''Archilema cinderella'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1958, originally under the genus ''Eilema''. It is found in Uganda and Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjírí� ...

'' (Kiriakoff, 1958) * ''

Archilema dentata ''Archilema dentata'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Lars Kühne in 2007. It is found in Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , im ...

'' Kühne, 2007 * ''

Archilema modiolus ''Archilema modiolus'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Kenya and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democr ...

'' (Kiriakoff, 1958) * ''

Archilema nivea ''Archilema nivea'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Lars Kühne in 2007. It is found in Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , imag ...

'' Kühne, 2007 * ''

Archilema subumbrata ''Archilema subumbrata'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1893, originally under the genus ''Lepista''. It is found in Gabon and Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjírí� ...

'' (Holland, 1893) * ''

Archilema uelleburgensis ''Archilema uelleburgensis'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Embrik Strand in 1912, originally under the genus ''Eilema''. It is found in Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda }), is ...

'' (Strand, 1912) * ''

Archilema vilis ''Archilema vilis'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Sven Jorgen R. Birket-Smith in 1965. It is found in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeri ...

'' Birket-Smith, 1965

Former species

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Archilema achrosis ''Archilema uelleburgensis'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae (moth), Arctiinae. It was described by Embrik Strand in 1912, originally under the genus ''Eilema''. It is found in Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa and Ugand ...

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Archilema lucens ''Pusiola poliosia'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1958. It is found in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya ...

'' Durante & Panzera, 2002 is now a synonym of ''

Pusiola poliosia ''Pusiola poliosia'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1958. It is found in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya ...

'' (Kiriakoff, 1958)

References

*Kühne, L. (2007). ''Esperiana Buchreihe zur Entomologie''. Memoir 3: 353–394. Lithosiini Moth genera {{Lithosiini-stub