Manulea bicolor (Grote, 1864) is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Manulea bicolor (Grote, 1864)

Manulea bicolor (Grote, 1864)

Manulea bicolor is a boreal North American moth species of Erebidae with brachypterous females.

Family
Genus
Manulea
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Manulea bicolor (Grote, 1864)

Manulea bicolor (Grote, 1864), originally described as Setema bicolor, is a moth species commonly known by the common names bicolored moth and yellow-edged footman. It belongs to the family Erebidae. This moth is found in boreal North America, with a range that extends from Labrador and Massachusetts west to Yukon and British Columbia. In the Rocky Mountains, its range extends south to southern Colorado. The forewings of this species measure 13–17 mm in length. Adult males are active from July to August. Females of the species are brachypterous.

Photo: (c) Larry Clarfeld, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Larry Clarfeld · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Manulea

More from Erebidae

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

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