Erebidae : Arctiinae
Red-necked Footman
ATOLMIS rubricollis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Red-necked Footman
ATOLMIS rubricollis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 28-36mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cyprus,Greece,Madeira,Malta,Portugal & Sardinia) : Siberia : Asia Minor : Amur : Primorye : Sakhalin : Heilongjiang : Xinjiang : Shaanxi
UK Distribution: South-west England - quite well distributed and locally abundant : southern England,Wales - less frequent,more local : south-west Scotland - established : west of Northern Ireland - numerous ,thinly scattered in Irish Republic : Channel Isle -Jersey - local & rare
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Broadleaved Woodland : Conifer Plantations
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupates in a cocoon among plant debris
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: An easily recognised moth being the only footman moth in Britain with plain black velvety forewings and a red neck or collar.Wings turn brownish black when worn.
The hindwing third of the abdomen is deep yellow on the upperside and even more extensive on the underside.
The moth is resident although it is thought the few specimens caught in the light trap in the east are possibly immigrants.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cyprus,Greece,Madeira,Malta,Portugal & Sardinia) : Siberia : Asia Minor : Amur : Primorye : Sakhalin : Heilongjiang : Xinjiang : Shaanxi
UK Distribution: South-west England - quite well distributed and locally abundant : southern England,Wales - less frequent,more local : south-west Scotland - established : west of Northern Ireland - numerous ,thinly scattered in Irish Republic : Channel Isle -Jersey - local & rare
UK Conservation Status -
- Local = 101 - 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena rubricollis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Phalaena rubricollis Linnaeus, 1758
- Europe
Habitat: Broadleaved Woodland : Conifer Plantations
Similar Species -
- None
Pupa: Pupates in a cocoon among plant debris
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: An easily recognised moth being the only footman moth in Britain with plain black velvety forewings and a red neck or collar.Wings turn brownish black when worn.
The hindwing third of the abdomen is deep yellow on the upperside and even more extensive on the underside.
The moth is resident although it is thought the few specimens caught in the light trap in the east are possibly immigrants.
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Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Larvae feed on Parmelia Lichens and Green Algae growing on Oak,s,Birches,Beech,Larch,Spruce,Firs etc
Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Erebidae Arctiinae Lithosiini ATOLMIS Hübner 1819 Atolmis rubricollis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Phalaena rubricollis Linnaeus, 1758 - PHALAENA rubricollis (Linnaeus, 1758) = Atolmis rubricollis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : Title page : p.511 - n.83 - Europe |