72.049 BF2043 – Orange Footman – Erebidae – Eilema sororcula
Orange Footman – Erebidae – Arctiinae – Eilema sororcula – colour code •
STATUS – Last reported 2018. A resident that was a new species for Derbyshire in 2004. Small numbers are now recorded annually with most records from the south east.There appears to be a gradual increase to other areas further north.
ID POINTERS – Identified from similar footman species by the rounded forewings, which broaden towards the wing tip and are an unmarked creamy yellow-straw colour.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing May – June.
IMAGE – Darley Dale, Central Derbyshire – Simon Roddis© – Belper, Derbyshire – Dave Evans©
