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Buff Footman

Eilema depressa

Buff Footman (Eilema depressa), adult. Waldridge Fell, 12-07-2022. Copyright Christopher Blakey.
© Christopher Blakey
B&F Code
72.043

Authority

Esper, 1787

Family
Erebidae

Subfamily
Arctiinae

Genus
Eilema

National Status
Local

Statistics

Records 322
Individuals 881
Largest Sample 72
First Recorded 1860
Last Recorded 2023
Earliest Adult Record 26/06
Latest Adult Record 10/09
Monad Coverage 2.3%
Hexad Coverage 54.8%

Map

This map shows all records of Buff Footman - Eilema depressa in the Durham (VC66) database per monad (1km grid square). The map can be explored further by zooming and panning, can be reset using the button on the left, and can be filtered by selecting the era. Click on a monad to view a full list of species recorded in it, or its containing hexad (10km grid square).

Era

Map (image)

The distribution of Buff Footman - Eilema depressa is additionally shown in the image below. This is to allow for backwards compatibility with older browsers that cannot load the map above.

Week graph

This graph shows the County Durham (VC66) records of Buff Footman - Eilema depressa per 7-day period, differentiated by life stage. Hover over/tap the graph to see an exact count of records at that point in time. Hover over/hold the life stage legend to highlight a particular life stage; click on a life stage label to remove it from the graph. The graph can be filtered further by selecting the era.

Era

The graphs below show the total records and individuals of Buff Footman - Eilema depressa in County Durham (VC66) per time period. Hover over/tap the graph to see an exact number of records and individuals at a particular point in time. Hover over/hold a label to highlight a particular metric; click on a metric label to remove it from the graph.

Era graph

Year graph

Gallery

This gallery shows images of Buff Footman - Eilema depressa. Clicking on a photo opens it in a large lightbox with a full caption, and the arrow buttons move between photos. If you would like to contribute any photographs, particularly of any stages not captured here, please email admin@durhammoths.org. Most photos on this website have been taken by County Durham (VC66) recorders, but please note that not all have been taken in the county.

Foodplants

This is a list of foodplants known to be used by the larval stages of Buff Footman - Eilema depressa in the UK.

Habitats

This is a list of habitats that Buff Footman - Eilema depressa is known to occur in within the UK.



Habitat and foodplant information derived from Cook, P.M.; Tordoff, G.M.; Davis, A.M.; Parsons, M.S.; Dennis, E.B.; Fox, R.; Botham, M.S.; Bourn, N.A.D. (2022). Traits data for the butterflies and macro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland, 2022. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/33a66d6a-dd9b-4a19-9026-cf1ffb969cdb


 

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