Bicolored Lichen Moth

Manulea bicolor

Length 14-16 mm. Lead gray forewing has a contrasting yellow costal stripe. Thorax has a mustard yellow collar.
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Naming

Manulea bicolor (Grote, 1864)
Lithosia bicolor Grote, 1864
Eilema bicolor (Grote, 1864)
Lithosia argillacea Packard, 1864
Transfered from Eilema to Manulea by Dubatolov (2015)
Hodges #8043

Distribution

Northern North America: Labrador south to New England, west across Canada to South Dakota.

Habitat

Coniferous forests

Food

Larvae feed on lichens growing on conifers.

References:

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Sources Bug Guide
https://bugguide.net/node/view/40897

Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America (Beadle and Leckie, 2012)
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyErebidae
GenusManulea
SpeciesManulea bicolor
Photographed in
United States of America