Manulea replana

Manulea replana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Manulea
Species: M. replana
Binomial name
Manulea replana
(Lewin, 1805)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithosa replana Lewin, 1805
  • Lithosia dispar Leach, 1814

The Lichen-eating caterpillar or Lichen Moth (Manulea replana) is a species of moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Australia (including New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania).[2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are brown with a yellow line along the edge of the forewing and yellow hindwings with a black margin.

Like the common name suggest, the larvae feed on lichen. They are brown, except for a black and white patch at each end and in the middle and can reach a length of about 30 mm. Their body is covered in hairs which can cause urticaria. Pupation takes place within a cocoon in a sheltered crevice.

References

  1. 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.
  2. Australian Insects
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