Patio Life: Rosy Footman Moth Caterpillars

Arctiidae (Lithosiinae & Arctiinae)


Folder: Moths by Family
Footman, Ermine, & Tigers

Four-spotted Footman

02 Oct 2013 161
Just a few nice moths we had last fall that I wanted to post up and add to the collection :) This one is quite rare, its a male, the female has the spots, but loads recorded in Sussex last year. NFU

Ruby Tiger

19 Aug 2013 182
Stars of the catch 18 Aug 2013.

Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa

19 Aug 2013 173
Stars of the catch 18 Aug 2013.

Jersey Tiger

19 Aug 2013 1 1 183
Stars of the catch 18 Aug 2013. NFU, I was certainly doing the uber moth dance when we found this on the patio. We thought it was a Red Admiral at first.

Jersey Tiger

19 Aug 2013 1 178
Stars of the catch 18 Aug 2013. NFU, I was certainly doing the uber moth dance when we found this on the patio. We thought it was a Red Admiral at first.

Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria

19 Aug 2013 3 223
Stars of the catch 18 Aug 2013. NFU, I was certainly doing the uber moth dance when we found this on the patio. We thought it was a Red Admiral at first.

Garden Tiger

02 Aug 2013 1 3 213
Stars of the catch 31 July 2013. NFY

Garden Tiger

02 Aug 2013 2 2 234
Stars of the catch 31 July 2013. NFY

Rosy Footman

15 Jul 2013 1 144
Stars of the catch 14 July, 2013. NFY

Buff Ermine

Cinnabar Moth

Orange Footman

11 Jun 2013 127
Stars of the catch 09 May 2013 NFY

Patio Life: Rosy Footman Moth Caterpillars

19 Aug 2012 125
Little Bristley caterpillars. Took these by stacking the Raynox 250 with 150. They is tiny!!

Patio Life: Rosy Footman Moth Caterpillar

19 Aug 2012 130
Can't wait to see them a bit bigger. They over winter as caterpillars, so will be releasing them somewhere more lichenie. Took these by stacking the Raynox 250 with 150.

Patio Life: Rosy Footman Moth Caterpillar

19 Aug 2012 113
Probably second or third instar about now. Taken by stacking the Raynox 250 with 150. They is tiny!!

Patio Life: Rosy Footman Moth Caterpillar

19 Aug 2012 104
They eat lichen or like wilted dandelion or lettuce. Took these by stacking the Raynox 250 with 150. They is tiny!!

Garden Tiger

10 Aug 2012 93
Stars of the catch 9 Aug 2012

Garden Tiger

10 Aug 2012 144
Stars of the catch 9 Aug 2012

99 items in total