Manoba tesselata is a moth in the family Nolidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Taiwan, as well as on Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Seram and the north-eastern Himalayas and in Thailand., 2010: Contribution to the Nolinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) fauna of North Thailand. Esperiana Buchreihe zur Entomologie 15: 7-126. The habitat consists of montane forests.The Moths of Borneo
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