Cybosia mesomella

Cybosia mesomella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Cybosia
Species: C. mesomella
Binomial name
Cybosia mesomella
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena mesomella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Noctua eborina Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Phalaena quatrilis Geoffroy, 1785
  • Noctua eborea Esper, 1787
  • Lithosia lutarella Haworth, 1809
  • Cybosia mesomella eremella Vorbrodt, 1914
  • Cybosia mesomellula Strand, 1922
  • Cybosia albida Catherine, 1922
  • Cybosia obscura Lempke, 1961
  • Cybosia cremella Krulikovski, 1908
  • Cybosia flava Preissecker, 1909
  • Cybosia mesomella f. flavobscura Lempke, 1964
  • Cybosia mesomella f. postnigrescens Lempke, 1964
  • Cybosia mesomella ab. postpallida Cockayne, 1951
  • Cybosia mesomella f. postpallida Lempke, 1964

The Four-dotted Footman (Cybosia mesomella) is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.

The wingspan is 25–33 mm. The moth flies June to August depending on the location.

The caterpillars feed mainly after dark on low vegetation such as Heather, and are lichen and algae feeders like most other lithosiines.

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