Moths of North Carolina
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Manulea bicolor (Grote, 1864) - Bicolored Moth

Manulea bicolor
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Arctiinae		Tribe:
Lithosiini		P3 Number:
930217		 MONA Number:
8043.00		 MONA Synonym:
Eilema bicolor		Other Common Name:
Bicolored Lichen Moth
Comments: The sole member of its genus in North America.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1960)Technical Description, Immature Stages: Forbes (1960)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Narrow winged; dark gray with a yellow costal border and thorax. Females of Crambidia lithosiodes are similar in shape and color, but are smaller; the easiest way to distinguish them is by their antennae (see below)
Adult Structural Features: Eilema have simple antennae in both sexes; female Crambidia lithosioides have roughy serrate antennae
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
Immatures and Development: Larvae are mottled brown and yellowish-brown (Forbes, 1960)
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Restricted in North Carolina to high elevation coniferous forests; our populations are highly disjunct from the majority of the range of this species, located primarily in southern Canada and northern New England
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Manulea bicolor
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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