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Denki mushi

Monema flavescens Walker, 1855

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The denki mushi (Monema flavescens) is a species in the family Limacodidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the denki mushi

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the denki mushi live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the denki mushi as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Romania
  2. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the denki mushi endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the denki mushi classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyLimacodidae
  6. genusMonema
  7. SpeciesMonema flavescens Walker, 1855

Synonyms Cnidocampa flavescens, Cnidocampa johani-bergmani, Miresa flavescens, Monema melli, Monema nigrans

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • 刺蛾Japanese
  • 노랑쐐기나방Korean
  • Слизневидка желтоватаяRussian
  • 黃刺蛾Chinese
  • イラガJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the denki mushi

Other species in the same genus Monema.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the denki mushi an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the denki mushi as introduced in 2 countries: Romania and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the denki mushi?

The denki mushi (Monema flavescens) belongs to the family Limacodidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Denki mushi (Monema flavescens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/denki-mushi

MLA

“Denki mushi (Monema flavescens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/denki-mushi.

BibTeX
@misc{denki_mushi_2026,
  title = {Denki mushi (Monema flavescens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/denki-mushi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}