| Monema flavescens | |
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| Monema flavescens flavescens, Female | |
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| Monema flavescens flavescens, male, black form | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Limacodidae |
| Genus: | Monema |
| Species: | M. flavescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Monema flavescens Walker, 1855
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Monema flavescens is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in Japan, Korea, 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), Taiwan, Philippines and Hyderabad (India).
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
External links
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