The wingspan is 27–30 millimetres (1.1–1.2 in). Forewing with the costa strongly convex and therefore the apical portion of the forewing considerably broader than in the forms of the luterella group. Head, thorax, end of abdomen and the forewing bright golden yellow, the hindwing of male but little paler; in the female both wings slightly paler orange yellow. In contradistinction to lutarella, the costal area of the hindwing above and beneath is never black.[2]
Transfer from Eilema to Wittiaedit
The orange footman was previously placed in the genus Eilema, but was transferred to the genus Wittia by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 2011.[1]
Subspeciesedit
Wittia sororcula sororcula
Wittia sororcula orientis (Daniel, 1954)
Biologyedit
The moth flies from April to June depending on the location. Larva blackish, with two yellow dorsal stripes with red dots and white spots. The larvae feed on lichen on trees, both on conifers (Ochsenhemer) and on deciduous trees (Spuler). It can be obtained by beating saplings, bushes and grass. It is sometimes found feeding at flowers in the daytime.
Galleryedit
Larva
Referencesedit
^ abDubatolov, V. V. & Zolotuhin, V. V. (2011). "Does Eilema Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) present one or several genera?" (PDF). Euroasian Entomological Journal. 10 (3): 367–379, 380, VII.
^Seitz, A. Ed. Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 2: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Spinner und Schwärmer, 1912- 1913. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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wittia, sororcula, orange, footman, moth, family, erebidae, species, first, described, johann, siegfried, hufnagel, 1766, found, europe, anatolia, further, east, across, palearctic, southern, siberia, amur, basin, china, orange, footmanscientific, classificati. Wittia sororcula the orange footman is a moth of the family Erebidae The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766 It is found in Europe Anatolia and further east across the Palearctic to southern Siberia and the Amur basin to China Orange footmanScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraSuperfamily NoctuoideaFamily ErebidaeSubfamily ArctiinaeGenus WittiaSpecies W sororculaBinomial nameWittia sororcula Hufnagel 1766 1 SynonymsPhalaena sororcula Hufnagel 1766 Eilema sororcula crocella Geoffroy 1785 Noctua unita Esper 1787 crocinella de Villers 1789 Bombyx aureola Hubner 1803 Lithosia aurantia Haworth 1809 Lithosia flava Lempke 1938 Systropha sororcula orientalis Daniel 1954 Eilema plumbea Rebel 1912 Contents 1 Technical description and variation 2 Transfer from Eilema to Wittia 3 Subspecies 4 Biology 5 Gallery 6 References 7 External linksTechnical description and variation editFor a key to the terms used see Glossary of entomology terms The wingspan is 27 30 millimetres 1 1 1 2 in Forewing with the costa strongly convex and therefore the apical portion of the forewing considerably broader than in the forms of the luterella group Head thorax end of abdomen and the forewing bright golden yellow the hindwing of male but little paler in the female both wings slightly paler orange yellow In contradistinction to lutarella the costal area of the hindwing above and beneath is never black 2 Transfer from Eilema to Wittia editThe orange footman was previously placed in the genus Eilema but was transferred to the genus Wittia by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 2011 1 Subspecies editWittia sororcula sororcula Wittia sororcula orientis Daniel 1954 Biology editThe moth flies from April to June depending on the location Larva blackish with two yellow dorsal stripes with red dots and white spots The larvae feed on lichen on trees both on conifers Ochsenhemer and on deciduous trees Spuler It can be obtained by beating saplings bushes and grass It is sometimes found feeding at flowers in the daytime Gallery edit nbsp nbsp nbsp LarvaReferences edit a b Dubatolov V V amp Zolotuhin V V 2011 Does Eilema Hubner 1819 Lepidoptera Arctiidae Lithosiinae present one or several genera PDF Euroasian Entomological Journal 10 3 367 379 380 VII Seitz A Ed Die Grossschmetterlinge der Erde Verlag Alfred Kernen Stuttgart Band 2 Abt 1 Die Grossschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes Die palaearktischen Spinner und Schwarmer 1912 1913 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eilema sororcula nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Wittia Kimber Ian 72 049 BF2043 Orange Footman Eilema sororcula Hufnagel 1766 UKMoths Retrieved July 11 2019 Savela Markku ed Eilema Hubner 1819 Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Retrieved March 18 2018 Eilema sororcula at Fauna Europaea 10499 Eilema sororcula Hufnagel 1766 Dottergelbes Flechtenbarchen Lepiforum e V This Lithosiina related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wittia sororcula amp oldid 1160506243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
