Family:
Arctiidae
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| 2035 |
Round-winged
Muslin |
Thumatha
senex |
Wingspan
15-20mm |
7 |
©Peter
Tilley
|
| Status: |
Resident,
local over a large part of Britain, scarcer in Scotland |
| Habitat: |
Fens,
bogs, damp grassland, coastal dune slacks |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Lichen,
mosses |
| Overwinters: |
As
a small larva. Pupates in a cocoon among vegetation near the
food plant |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2037 |
Rosy
Footman |
Miltochrista
miniata |
Wingspan
23-27mm |
3 |
©Peter
Tilley
|
| Status: |
Resident,
local over the southern half of Britain |
| Habitat: |
Broadleaf
woodland, wooded hedgerows, wooded heath |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Dog
lichen and other lichen on broadleaf trees |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva. Pupates in a cocoon |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2039 |
Red-necked
Footman |
Atolmis
rubricollis |
Wingspan
25-35mm |
0 |
Photo
© Holme Bird Observatory |
| Status: |
Resident
and suspected immigrant. Local in S and SW England and Wales |
| Habitat: |
Broadleaf
woodland, conifer plantations |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Lichen,
green algae growing on broadleaf trees |
| Overwinters: |
As
a pupa in a cocoon formed amony plant debris |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2040
|
Four-dotted
Footman |
Cybosia
mesomella |
Wingspan
25-33mm |
0 |
©Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident
local, mainly in S half of Britain, local in the north |
| Habitat: |
Heathland,
moorland, fens, open woodland |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Algae,
lichen on woody stems |
| Overwinters: |
As
a pupa in a cocoon formed among plant debris |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2043 |
Orange
Footman |
Eilema
sororcula |
Wingspan
27-30mm |
1 |
©Peter
Tilley
|
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| Status: |
Resident
and suspected immigrant, local mainly in S half of Britain,
local in north |
| Habitat: |
Areas
of Beech and mature Oaks, Blackthorn |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Lichen
growing on Oaks, Beech and other broadleaf trees |
| Overwinters: |
As
a pupa in a cocoon formed around lichen |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2044 |
Dingy
Footman |
Eilema
griseola |
Wingspan
32-40mm |
191 |
©Peter
Tilley
|
| Status: |
Resident,
Common, found in SE and Wales |
| Habitat: |
Fens,
wet meadows, and other marshy places |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Lichen,
Algae growing on trees and bushes |
| Overwinters: |
As
a pupa, pupates among plant debris |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2047 |
Scarce
Footman |
Eilema
complana |
Wingspan
28-350mm |
95 |
©Peter
Tilley
|
| Status: |
Resident,
local, to be found mainly in S and E of England and Wales |
| Habitat: |
Heathland,
moorland |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Lichen
and Algae growing on trees and bushes |
| Overwinters: |
As
a pupa. Pupates on a cocoon among plant debris |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2049 |
Buff
Footman |
Eilema
deplana |
Wingspan
28-36mm |
18 |
©Peter
Tilley
|
| Status: |
Resident,
local. Common in southern England and Wales and S Ireland |
| Habitat: |
Broadleaf
woodland, scrub, heathland, fens |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Lichen
and algae on woody stems |
| Overwinters: |
As
a pupa. Pupates in a cocoon formed in the bark crevice |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2050 |
Common
Footman |
Eilema
lurideola |
Wingspan
28-35mm |
1569 |
©Peter
Tilley
|
| Status: |
Resident,
common throughout England and Wales, scarcer and local further
north |
| Habitat: |
Farmland,
wetland, coastal situations |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Lichen,
algae growing on trees and bushes |
| Overwinters: |
As
a pupa. Pupates in a cocoon formed in the bark crevice |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2057 |
Garden
Tiger |
Arctia
caja |
Wingspan
45-65mm |
44 |
©Peter
Tilley
|
| Status: |
Resident,
common, well distributed throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Gardens,
damp meadows, fens, sand dunes |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Wide
variety of herbaceous plants |
| Overwinters: |
As
a small larva. Pupates in a cocoon among vegetation near the
ground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2059 |
Clouded
Buff |
Diacrisia
sannio |
Wingspan
35-50mm |
0 |
©Peter
Tilley
|
| Status: |
Resident,
locally common throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Heathland |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Heather
& variety of herbaceous plants |
| Overwinters: |
As
a small larva. |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
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