Manulea palliatella is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in southern, central and eastern Europe, Asia Minor, Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Kazakhstan.

Manulea palliatella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Manulea
Species:
M. palliatella
Binomial name
Manulea palliatella
Synonyms
  • Eilema palliatellum
  • Eilema palliatella
  • Phalaena palliatella Scopoli, 1763
  • Lithosia gilveola Ochsenheimer, 1810
  • Lithosia gilveola Boisduval, 1834
  • Lithosia vitellina Treitschke, 1834
  • Lithosia arideola Hering, 1846
  • Lithosia flaveola Rambur, 1858
  • Lithosia petereola Guenée, 1861
  • Lithosia beckeri Guenée, 1861
  • Lithosia palleola var. arundineola Guenée, 1861
  • Noctua unita Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Bombyx palleola Hübner, [1808]
  • Ilema sericeoalba Rothschild, 1912
  • Eilema unita hyrcana Daniel, 1939

The wingspan is 32–36 mm. The moth flies in August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Trinia glauca and Aster linosyris.

Subspecies

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  • Manulea palliatella palliatella (southern and central Europe, the Crimea, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan, Central Asia)
  • Manulea palliatella hyrcana (Daniel, 1939)
  • Manulea palliatella sericeoalba (Rothschild, 1912) (Kopet Dagh, Iran)
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