Eilema caniola

Taxobox
name = Eilema caniola


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
unranked_familia = Macrolepidoptera
superfamilia = Noctuoidea
familia = Arctiidae
subfamilia = Lithosiinae
tribus =
genus = "Eilema"
species = "E. caniola"
binomial = "Eilema caniola"
binomial_authority = Hübner, 1808The Hoary Footman "(Eilema caniola)" is a moth of the family Arctiinae. It is found in North Africa, Western and Southern Europe and Eastern Europe up to Russia.

The wingspan is 28-35 mm. The moth flies from July to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Lichen growing on rocks.

External link

* [http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Eilema_Caniola www.lepiforum.de Taxonomy and photos]
* [http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/EilemCanio.htm Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa]
* [http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=298339 Fauna Europaea]
* [http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=861 Hoary Footman on UKmoths]