72.049 Eilema sororcula (Orange Footman)
fw: 13-16mm; May-Jun; lichens on trees; local usually in mature oak or beech woodland in S.England and S.Wales
Eilema sororcula (Orange Footman) §3 male
ID: orange-yellow, costa straight in basal 2/3 then distinctly angled towards the apex. No other Eilema species is this colour or shape and they usually fly Jul-Aug.
§1 New Forest, Hampshire; 31/05/2010; male; fw 13.3mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 08/05/2011; male; fw 13.1mm
§3 New Forest, Hampshire; 02/06/2012; male
§4 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 10/05/2014
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 01/06/2018; female; fw 12.6mm
§6 Leigh-on-sea, Essex; 08/05/2020; male; fw 12.5mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 08/05/2011; male; fw 13.1mm
§3 New Forest, Hampshire; 02/06/2012; male
§4 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 10/05/2014
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 01/06/2018; female; fw 12.6mm
§6 Leigh-on-sea, Essex; 08/05/2020; male; fw 12.5mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 16/03/2015 (§1-4) | §5 added 11/03/2019 | §6 added 15/01/2021
