Setema cereola
Species of moth
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Setema cereola is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Fennoscandia, the Baltic States, European Russia as well as the Alps and Urals. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803.
| Setema cereola | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Setema |
| Species: | S. cereola |
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| Setema cereola | |
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The wingspan is 18–32 mm.
The larvae feed on various lichen species from the genus Parmelia.
