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Manulea palliatella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Scientific name
  
Eilema palliatella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Manulea complana, Wittia sororcula, Katha depressa, Collita griseola, Eilema caniola

Manulea palliatella is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Southern, Central and Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Kazakhstan.

The wingspan is 32–36 mm. The moth flies in August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Trinia glauca and Aster linosyris.

Subspecies

  • Manulea palliatella palliatella (southern and central Europe, the Crimea, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan, Central Asia)
  • Manulea palliatella hyrcana (Daniel, 1939)
  • Manulea palliatella sericeoalba (Rothschild, 1912) (Kopet Dagh, Iran)

    • References

    Manulea palliatella Wikipedia
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