Prev Flights Rec Search
Muslin Moth
Diaphora mendica (Clerck, 1759)
Erebidae: Arctiinae
2063 / 72.022
Photo © Matthew Casey,  26/04/2020 - Hethersett

View all 81 photos >

Tetrad Map
Google Map

Similar Species
White Ermine
Spilosoma lubricipeda
Buff Ermine
Spilosoma lutea
Forewing: M 14-17mm. F 17-19mm.
Flight: One generation April-June.
Foodplant:   Herbaceous plants.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Widespread.
Male nocturnal and female diurnal.
Showing distinct sexual dimorphism, the males of this moth are soft brown, the females white, both sparsely speckled with black.

Recorded in 65 (88%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1873.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
17/05/2024127TG31Upton
17/05/2024127TG11Costessey
16/05/2024127TG42Eccles
16/05/2024128TF51Walpole Highway
16/05/2024127TG41Filby
15/05/2024627TG42Eccles
15/05/2024128TF63Dersingham
15/05/2024128TL99Rockland St Peter
15/05/2024128TF51Walpole Highway
15/05/2024127TG10Cringleford (UEA)
Further info: Diaphora mendica
 
UK Moths
NBN Atlas
Moth Dissection UK
Svenska fjarilar
Lepiforum.de
Bedfordshire Moths
Cambs Moths
Devon Moths
Dorset Moths
Essex Field Club
Hants Moths
Herts & Middx Moths
Huntingdon HMBG
Kent Moths
Norfolk Moths
Somerset Moths
Suffolk Moths
Upper Thames Moths
West Midlands Moths
Yorkshire Moths
Norfolk Moths (Full)
Back Record Home
iMoths V14.3 HD © Lepidoptera UK 2024