Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817)
(Common Footman)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEilema lurideola (Common Footman)
GenusEilema (footman moths)
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 Eilema lurideola (Common Footman) :
1: Eilema lurideola (Common 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 - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - lateral view - enlarged - natural background
2: Eilema lurideola (Common Footman)
14 Oct 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
pre-hibernation larvae, on lichen-covered dry stone wall
Image 1: Larva - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 2: Larva - dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: Larva - dorsal view - highly enlarged (3)Image 4: Larva - dorso-lateral view - highly enlargedImage 5: Larva - dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged (2)Image 6: Larva - latero-dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 7: Larva - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)
3: Eilema lurideola (Common Footman)
29 Jul 2005 OSGR: SU77 51° 30’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
At MV lamp, 29/30 July 05
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Adult - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 4: Adult - dorso-lateral view - enlarged
4: Eilema lurideola (Common Footman)
29 Jul 2005 OSGR: SU77 51° 30’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
At MV lamp, 29/30 July 05
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Adult - latero-dorsal view - enlarged (2)

Eilema lurideola (Common Footman) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Eilema lurideola (Common Footman)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Eilema lurideola (Common Footman)
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