Manulea (Setema) cereola is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Fennoscandia, the Baltic States, European Russia as well as the Alps and Urals. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Manulea |
| Species: | M. cereola
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| Manulea cereola | |
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The wingspan is 18–32 mm.
The larvae feed on various lichen species from the genus Parmelia.
References
edit- ^ Dubatolov, V. V. & Zolotuhin, V. V. (2011). "Does Eilema Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) present one or several genera?" (PDF). Euroasian Entomological Journal. 10 (3): 367–379, 380, VII.
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