Pelosia muscerda
Appearance
Pelosia muscerda | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Pelosia |
Species: | P. muscerda
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Binomial name | |
Pelosia muscerda (Hufnagel, 1766)
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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 realm.
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The wingspan is 24–28 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on lichens and algae.
External links[edit]
Media related to Pelosia muscerda at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Pelosia muscerda at Wikispecies
- 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)