Monema flavescens Walker, 1855 is a animal in the Limacodidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Monema flavescens Walker, 1855

Monema flavescens Walker, 1855

Monema flavescens Walker, 1855 is a polyphagous, pestiferous Limacodidae moth found across East and South Asia.

Family
Genus
Monema
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Monema flavescens Walker, 1855

Monema flavescens Walker, 1855 is a moth species that belongs to the family Limacodidae. This species has been recorded in Japan, Korea, the Russian Far East (including Amur, Ussuri, and Askold), China (including Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Beijing, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Qinghai, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi), Taiwan, the Philippines, and the Indian localities of Hyderabad and Kerala. Males of this species have a wingspan ranging from 30 to 32 mm, while females have a wingspan ranging from 35 to 39 mm. The larvae of Monema flavescens are polyphagous, and the species is classified as a forestry pest.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Limacodidae Monema

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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