Moths have some wonderful names. I mean, you’ve got to wonder why one little group is named after a domestic servant. As well as this one, the Common footman, there are also Buff, Orange, Scarce, Dingy, Northern, Pigmy, and Hoary footmen, all members of the Eilema group of moths.
I spotted this little chap, Eilema lurideola, floundering around in the grass at Cosmeston recently. It might well be an elegant flier but it was having a great deal of trouble climbing up stalks of grass.
Nice little moth. 🙂 I found this that might interest you:
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/naturestudies/nature-studies-by-michael-mccarthy-of-the-dingy-footman-and-other-such-creatures-2184038.html
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Thanks, Val. I see I’m not the only one to be fascinated by their names. 🙂
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