Species Details

ABH: 72.047

BF: 2045

Family: Erebidae

Subfamily: Arctiinae

Taxon: Eilema caniola

Authority: (Hübner, [1808])

Vernacular: Hoary Footman

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) on sea cliffs and shingle beaches, and inland on quarries, from Kent to Anglesey Very similar to Scarce Footman E. complana, but hindwing very pale yellowish grey (ochreous yellow in Scarce Footman), a feature which is difficult to see on live specimens. Larva feeds on various lichens, often on rocks.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 28 — 35 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 1 Jun (2009) — 17 Oct (2023)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Lichenes.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/eilema-caniola/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 176

Individuals: 38

Earliest Year: 2001

Latest Year: 2024

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