Atolmis rubricollis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Red-necked Footman)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAtolmis rubricollis (Red-necked Footman)
TribeLithosiini (footmen)
SubfamilyARCTIINAE (ermines, tigers and footmen)
FamilyEREBIDAE (a family of moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Atolmis rubricollis (Red-necked Footman) :
1: Atolmis rubricollis (Red-necked Footman)
28 Jun 2018 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Adult, at MV light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - latero-dorsal view - natural background
2: Atolmis rubricollis (Red-necked Footman)
28 Sep 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Larva, beaten from birch . Photos: Larva, close-ups, pupa, anal point, imago
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - dorso-lateral viewImage 3: Adult - dorso-lateral view (2)Image 4: Larva - dorsal viewImage 5: Larva - dorsal view (2)Image 6: Larva - lateral viewImage 7: Larva - lateral view (2)Image 8: Larva - lateral view (3)Image 9: Larva - on lichen - lateral viewImage 10: Larva - on lichen - lateral view (2)Image 11: Larva - on lichen - lateral view (3)Image 12: Larva - on lichen - latero-dorsal viewImage 13: Larva - on lichen - latero-dorsal view (2)Image 14: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 15: Adult - ventral view - close-up - enlargedImage 16: Larva - head end - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 17: Larva - head end - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 18: Larva - prolegs - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 19: Larva - tail end - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 20: Larva - tail end - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 21: Pupa - anal point - close-up - highly enlargedImage 22: Pupa - dorsal view - enlargedImage 23: Pupa - lateral view - enlargedImage 24: Pupa - lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 25: Pupa - ventral view - enlarged

Atolmis rubricollis (Red-necked Footman) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Atolmis rubricollis (Red-necked Footman)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Atolmis rubricollis (Red-necked Footman)
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