Orange Footman - Eilema sororcula
Wingspan 27 to 30 mm. Noticeably orange in colour.
Mainly a woodland species.
The single brood flies in May and June, when it can be attracted to light.
The larvae live on lichens growing on the trunks of Oak and Beech trees.
This moth is distributed in the southern half of Britain, rarely reaching further north than East Anglia. In a recent survey to determine the status of all macro moths in Britain this species was classified as local.
It appears to be uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland, where there are few records. L&R Moth Group status = D (rare or rarely recorded).
Mark Skevington
Charnwood Lodge NR
14 May 2008
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
10 June 2016
Rod Baker
Wigston Magna
20 June 2014
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Species profile
- Common names
- Orange Footman
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Erebidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 90
- First record:
- 17/06/2006 (Skevington, Mark)
- Last record:
- 10/05/2024 (Graves, Hazel)
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Jonesboy1
Broughton Astley
20 June 2013
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
25 June 2015
confirmed from specimen examined
Pete Leonard
Harby
24 June 2015
