Monema flavescens

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).

Larva
Cocoon

Monema flavescens
Monema flavescens flavescens, Female
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
Synonyms
  • Cnidocampa flavescens
  • Miresa flavescens
  • Cnidocampa johani-bergmani Bryk, 1948
  • Cnidocampa johanibergmani
  • Monema melli Hering, 1931
  • Monema flavescens var. nigrans de Joannis, 1901
  • Monema nigrans

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

References
  1. A review of the genus Monema Walker in China (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae)
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