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Pelosia muscerda (Dotted Footman)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Pelosia muscerda, the dotted footman, is a species of moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone. 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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Infraspecies

Pelosia muscerda muscerda
Pelosia muscerda orientalis
Pelosia muscerda tetrasticta

Protected Areas

Prey / Diet

Alnus glutinosa (European alder)[1]
Lactuca sativa (Lettuce)[1]
Salix caprea (goat willow)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0