Hoary footman
The hoary footman is a slim, pale grey-yellow moth. It loves warmth and often lives in towns, on old walls and roofs. Its caterpillar eats the thin green film of algae and lichen that grows on rocks.
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Fun facts
It flies at night and spends the day resting on shady rocks.
It comes to lamps at night.
There can be two or three families of moths in one summer, from July to September.
Its caterpillar is grey or reddish brown with red stripes edged in black.
Most asked questions about Hoary footman
?What does the hoary footman caterpillar eat?
Mostly algae and lichens on rocks and walls, and sometimes clover flowers.
?Where can I find a hoary footman?
On old walls, roofs and rocks in warm places, often in towns.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Eilema caniola
- Named by
- Hübner, 1808
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Erebidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Erebidae
- Lives on
- Africa, Europe, Asia
Where the facts come from
- Eilema caniola (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Pjt56. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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