Pelosia muscerda
Pelosia muscerda, the dotted footman, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Pelosia |
| Species: | P. muscerda |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelosia muscerda (Hufnagel, 1766) | |
The wingspan is 24–28 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
External links
- Kimber, Ian. "72.039 BF2041 Dotted Footman Pelosia muscerda (Hufnagel, 1766)". UKMoths. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- Fauna Europaea
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Lepiforum e.V.
- De Vlinderstichting (in Dutch)
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