Coscinia cribraria
Coscinia cribraria, the speckled footman, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in Europe except the most northern parts; also in north-western Africa, Kazakhstan, Siberia, Mongolia, north-western and north-eastern China.
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Coscinia |
| Species: | C. cribraria |
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The wingspan is 30–35 mm. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Festuca, Calluna vulgaris and Plantago lanceolata.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coscinia cribraria.
- Kimber, Ian. "72.032 BF2053 Speckled Footman Coscinia cribraria (Linnaeus, 1758)". UKMoths. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- Fauna Europaea
- Lepiforum e.V.
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