Wittia sororcula
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Wittia sororcula, the orange footman, is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Europe, Anatolia and further east across the Palearctic to southern Siberia and the Amur basin to China.
Technical description and variation
The wingspan is 27–30 mm. Forewing with the costa strongly convex and therefore the apical portion of the forewing considerably broader than in the forms of the luterella -group. Head, thorax, end of abdomen and the forewing bright golden yellow, the hindwing of male but little paler; in the female both wings slightly paler orange yellow. In contradistinction to lutarella, the costal area of the hindwing above and beneath is never black. [2]
Subspecies
- Wittia sororcula sororcula
- Wittia sororcula orientis (Daniel, 1954)
Biology
The moth flies from April to June depending on the location. Larva blackish, with two yellow dorsal stripes with red dots and white spots. The larvae feed on lichen on trees, both on conifers (Ochsenhemer) and on deciduous trees (Spuler). Can be obtained by beating saplings, also in bushes and in the grass, sometimes feeding at flowers in the daytime.
Gallery
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Larva
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References
- ^ Does Eilema Hübner, 1819 (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) present one or several genera?
- ^ Seitz, A. Ed. Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 2: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Spinner und Schwärmer, 1912- 1913
External links
Media related to Eilema sororcula at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Wittia sororcula at Wikispecies
External links
- Eilema sororcula Lepiforum
- Funet Eilema Taxonomy
- Eilema sororcula at Fauna Europaea
- Orange footman Eilema sororcula at UKMoths