Microblepsis manleyi
{{short description|Species of hook-tip moth}}
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| taxon = Microblepsis manleyi
| authority = (Leech, 1898)
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- Drepana manleyi Leech, 1898
- Betalbara manleyi
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Microblepsis manleyi is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1898.{{LepIndex |id=84532 |accessdate=May 26, 2018}} It is found in Zhejiang in China and in Japan.{{cite web |last=Savela |first=Markku |url=http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/drepanoidea/drepanidae/drepaninae/microblepsis/#manleyi |title=Microblepsis manleyi (Leech, 1898) |website=Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms |accessdate=August 13, 2018}}
The wingspan is 30–33 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous brown transversed by two lines, the first curved and slightly indented below the costa, while the second is dark brown and angled below the costa, where it is joined by a short oblique line from the apex. There is a black spot in the cell and the apex is purplish brown. The submarginal line is brown and runs from the angle of the second line to the inner margin. The hindwings are pale straw, dusted with pale ochreous brown, transversed by four brownish lines.[https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofen1898roya#page/366/mode/1up Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1898 (3): 366] {{PD-notice}}
The larvae feed on Carpinus, Corylus, Juglans and Pourthiaea species.
Subspecies
- Microblepsis manleyi manleyi (Japan)
- Microblepsis manleyi prolatior (Watson, 1968) (China: Zhejiang)