''Manulea'' (''Setema'') ''cereola'' is a

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of the family Erebidae. It is found in

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, the

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, European

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as well as the

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and

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. The species was first described by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1803. The

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is 18–32 mm. The larvae feed on various lichen species from the genus ''

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''.

References

External links

''Norwegian Moths''''Eilema cereola'' at ''Lepiforum e.V.''
Moths described in 1803 Lithosiina Moths of Europe Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Lithosiina-stub