EREBIDAE | Arctiinae | Lithosiini

72.047 Eilema caniola (Hoary Footman)

fw: 15-17mm; Jul-Sep; lichens and algae; NS-B; until recently confined to rocky coasts and shingle beaches in SW.England and Wales, with occasional suspected migrant to south coast elsewhere in England. Now spreading through SE England.
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Eilema caniola (Hoary Footman) §1 male
ID: Forewing narrow, silky and very pale grey with a pale yellow costal stripe; hindwing white. Form lacteola has a white forewing.
  • Variation
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  • Male genitalia
  • Female genitalia
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§1 Foulness, Essex; 14/08/2021; male; fw 16.9mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 29/08/2021 (§1)