Monema flavescens
| Monema flavescens | |
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| Monema flavescens flavescens, Female | |
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| Monema flavescens flavescens, male, black form | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Limacodidae |
| Genus: | Monema |
| Species: | M. flavescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Monema flavescens Walker, 1855 | |
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Monema flavescens is a moth of the Limacodidae family. It is found in Korea, Japan, the Russian Far East (Amur, Ussuri, Askold), China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Beijing, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Qinghai, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi) and Taiwan.
Larva
Cocoon
The wingspan is 30–32 mm for males and 35–39 mm for females.[1]
The larvae are polyphagous and are considered a forestry pest.
Subspecies
- Monema flavescens flavescens (China, Russian Far East, Korea, Japan)
- Monema flavescens rubriceps (Matsumura, 1931) (Taiwan)
References
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