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Dingy Footman
Eilema griseola (Hübner, 1803)
Erebidae: Arctiinae
2044 / 72.044
Photo © Stephen Youngs,  08/09/2020 - Peddars Way/Forestry Ride

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Orange Footman
Eilema sororcula
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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 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
01/10/2023127TG42Eccles
30/09/2023127TG10Cringleford (UEA)
28/09/2023127TG13Hempstead
26/09/2023127TG31Upton
26/09/2023128TF92North Elmham
19/09/2023127TG20Stoke Holy Cross
19/09/2023527TG10Cringleford (UEA)
18/09/2023128TF92North Elmham
17/09/2023127TG20Stoke Holy Cross
16/09/2023127TG32Neatishead / Barton Broad
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