Pigmy Footman
Eilema pygmaeola
Photo © Ben Sale
Pigmy Footman
Eilema pygmaeola
Photo © Ben Sale
Manulea pygmaeola, the pigmy footman, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the western half of the Palearctic realm, east to Altai.
The wingspan is 24-28 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from June to August.
Subspecies
- Manulea pygmaeola pygmaeola
- Manulea pygmaeola banghaasi (Seitz, 1910) (Asia Minor, Transcaucasia)
- Manulea pygmaeola pallifrons (Zeller, 1847) (north-western Africa, Europe, Crimea, Caucasus)
- Manulea pygmaeola saerdabense (Daniel, 1939) (western Kopet Dagh, northern Iran, Mountains of eastern Central Asia)
Source: Wikipedia
Foodplants
The primary larval foodplants are algae and lichens.
