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), Kerala(India).
| 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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| Monema flavescens Walker, 1855
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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
edit- Monema flavescens flavescens (China, Russian Far East, Korea, Japan)
- Monema flavescens rubriceps (Matsumura, 1931) (Taiwan)
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