Moth Photographers Group – Monema flavescens

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Limacodidae

57a0074 – 4672 Monema flavescens Walker, 1855

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Betulaceae Cannabaceae[Ulmaceae] Ebenaceae Fagaceae Juglandaceae Rhamnaceae Rosaceae Rutaceae Salica.. Host genera: Acer Ampelopsis Betula Castanea Celtis Citrus Diospyros Fagus Juglans Malus Populus Prunus Pyrus Que... Host extended: polyphagous (Robinson et al 2002). (Kimberley & Douglas 2025)
Description/ Field Marks:	See ZooKeys, 306: 23-36.
Genitalia:	See ZooKeys, 306: 23-36.
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	flavescens Walker, 1855 (Monema) - MONA 1983: 4672; TL: China.
Taxonomic Notes:	Monema flavescens Walker, 1855, formerly in the genus Cnidocampa, is returned to the genus Monema. The genus Cnidocampa was unnecessarily proposed as an objective replacement name for Monema Walker, 1855, which is not preoccupied by Monema Greville, 1827, a genus of plants, Fletcher & Nye (1982: 104).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
Fletcher, D.S. & I.W.B. Nye, 1982. Bombycoidea, Castnioidea, Cossoidea, Mimallonoidea, Sesioidea, Sphingoidea, Zygaenoidea. The Generic Names of Moths of the World, 4: 1-192.
Pan, Z., C.-D. Zhu & C. Wu, 2013. A review of the genus Monema Walker in China (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae). ZooKeys, 306: 23-36.
Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at Mass Moths
Species Page at iNaturalist
Walker, F., 1855. Lepidoptera Heterocera. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 5: 1112.

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