Eilema albicosta

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Eilema albicosta, a reference photo
Photo: ROGENHOFER · Public domain

Eilema albicosta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1894. It is found in Spain and on the Canary Islands.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Eilema albicosta being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Erebidae
Genus
Eilema
Species
Eilema albicosta

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