Manulea complana
| Scarce footman | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Manulea |
| Species: | M. complana |
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| Manulea complana | |
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Manulea complana, the scarce footman, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region.
Technical description and variation
[edit]The wingspan is 28–35 mm. It is very like Eilema morosinum (Herrich-Schäffer, [1847]) but the forewing not so elongate, and the angles not so accentuated, the costal streak broader and brighter yellow, the hindwing duller, not so transparent; the apex of the abdomen brighter yellow. On the underside the disc is very blackish iron grey, and contrasts vividly with the orange-yellow costa and the broad pale yellow marginal area. Hindwing beneath pale yellow, the costa deeper yellow; below costa a grey streak from the base.[2]
Biology
[edit]The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.
Larva blackish dorsally, with narrow lighter lines; subdorsal lines composed of small reddish yellow and white spots; lateral line interrupted, reddish yellow. The larvae feed on lichens such as Parmelia, and also dry and tender leaves.[3]
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.
- ↑ Seitz, E. in Seitz, A. Ed. Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 2: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Spinner und Schwärmer, 1912-1913
- ↑ Macià, Ramon; Ylla, Josep; Gastón, Javier; Huertas, Manuel; Bau, Josep. "Manulea complana (Linnaeus 1758)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
External links
[edit]- Kimber, Ian. "72.046 BF2047 Scarce Footman Eilema complana (Linnaeus, 1758)". UKMoths. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- Savela, Markku. "Eilema complana (Linnaeus, 1758)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 11 July 2019. Taxonomy
- Eilema complana at Lepiforum e.V.