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Common Footman
Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817)
Erebidae: Arctiinae
2050 / 72.045
Photo © Paul Kitchener

Similar Suffolk Species
Dingy Footman
Eilema griseola
Scarce Footman
Eilema complana
Forewing: 14-17mm.
Flight: One generation June-Aug.
Foodplant:   Lichens.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Morley's Final Catalogue: Common everywhere at dusk and light.

Recent Suffolk Status: Still a very common and widespread species in the county. Larvae occasionally found on tree trucks and garden fences, feeding on lichens.

Life history: Single-brooded in the summer. Like some of the other footman species, there have been a few records in the autumn in recent years.

Identification: Easily distinguished from Scarce Footman by wings held flat (not rolled around the body) and yellow costal streak which tapers to a point and is not of uniform width. Shape eliminates the much broader melon pip-like Dingy Footman from the present species.

Habitat: A wide variety of habitats.

Recorded in 56 (97%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1930.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
31/08/2023+25TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest
27/08/2023125TM57 - Southwold
25/08/2023+25TM23 - Felixstowe/Landguard Point
24/08/2023425TM47 - Blythburgh/Dunwich
24/08/2023125TM58 - Carlton Colville/Kessingland
Further info: Eilema lurideola
 
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