Common Footman
Eilema lurideola

B&F Code
72.045

Authority

Zincken, 1817

Family
Erebidae

Subfamily
Arctiinae

Genus
Eilema

National Status
Common

Species account (old)

[...] Its appearance in Durham is [...] recent, being first taken at Oakerside Dene Lodge on the edge of Castle Eden Dene by M. E. Blunt on 24 July 1983 and also at light at Witton Gilbert by M. Mann on 22 July 1984. It is apparently attempting to become established in our [county] in recent years.

Dunn, T.C. and J.D. Parrack, The Moths and Butterflies of Northumberland and Durham (NNU: 1986, 1992). Reprinted gratefully with permission.

Statistics

Records	3062
Individuals	13315
Largest Sample	105
First Recorded	1873
Last Recorded	2023
Earliest Adult Record	29/05
Latest Adult Record	19/09
Monad Coverage	6.6%
Hexad Coverage	81.0%

Map

This map shows all records of Common Footman - Eilema lurideola 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).

Map (image)

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Week graph

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Era graph

Year graph

Gallery

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