Pelosia muscerda
| Pelosia muscerda | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Pelosia |
| Species: | P. muscerda |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelosia muscerda (Hufnagel, 1766) | |
Pelosia muscerda, the dotted footman, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
The wingspan is 24–28 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on lichen and algae.
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