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Dingy Footman
Eilema griseola (Hübner, 1803)
Erebidae: Arctiinae
2044 / 72.044
Photo © Jim Swalwell,  28/08/2021 - Emily's Wood

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Orange Footman
Eilema sororcula
Buff Footman
Eilema depressa
Forewing: 15-18mm.
Flight: One generation June-Aug.
Foodplant:   Lichens.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Fens, heathland, woodland, scrub, grassland.
Several of the Eilema species can be difficult to tell apart, but this moth has broader, more rounded forewings than many of the others.
A straw yellow form, (f. straminola) is known only from Britain.

Recorded in 68 (92%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1834.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
05/11/2024127TG10Cringleford (UEA)
02/11/2024127TG11Costessey
18/10/2024127TG11Costessey
08/10/2024227TG32Neatishead / Barton Broad
01/10/2024+27TG42Hickling NNR / Potter Heigham
30/09/2024427TG33Ridlington
28/09/2024127TG10Cringleford (UEA)
25/09/2024127TG10Cringleford (UEA)
23/09/2024127TG10Cringleford (UEA)
22/09/2024127TG11Horsford
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