Manulea complana

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Manulea complana


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Genus:	Manulea
Species:	M. complana
Binomial name
*Manulea complana* (Linnaeus, 1758)^[1]
Synonyms
Phalaena complana Linnaeus, 1758 ochrocephala Geoffroy, 1785 Lithosia complanata Costa, 1833 Lithosia sericea Gregson, 1860 Lithosia molybdeola Guenée, 1861 Crambidia allegheniensis Holland, 1903 Lithosia complana balcanica Daniel, 1939 Lithosia complana f. postgrisescens Lempke, 1961 Lithosia complana f. pallida van Wisselingh, 1961 Lithosia complana f. flava Lempke, 1964 Eilema angustiala Bryk, [1949] 1948

The Scarce Footman (Manulea complana) is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found throughout the Palearctic Region.

Larva

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Lichen and mosses, but also leaves of low growing plants on occasion.

References

↑ Dubatolov, V. V. & V. V. Zolotuhin. (2011). Does Eilema Hübner, (1819) (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) present one or several genera? Euroasian Entomological Journal 10(3) 367-79, 380, col. plate VII.

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