Manulea japonica

Manulea japonica is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on the Kuril Islands (Kunashir) and in China (Beijing, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Sichuan, Tibet), Korea and Japan.^[2] It has a wingspan of 25–30 mm.^[3]

Manulea japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Manulea
Species:	M. japonica
Binomial name
Manulea japonica (Leech, [1889])[1]
Synonyms
Lithosia japonica Leech, [1889] 1888 Pelosia albicostata Hampson, 1901 Eilema japonica Eilema japonicum Lithosia ainonis Matsumura, 1927

Subspecies

• Manulea japonica japonica
• Manulea japonica ainonis (Matsumura, 1927) (Kunashir, Japan: Hokkaido)