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Red-necked Footman
Atolmis rubricollis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erebidae: Arctiinae
2039 / 72.042
Photo © Mark Timms,  02/07/2015 - Homersfield

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Similar Species: None
Forewing: 15-18mm.
Flight: One generation June-July.
Foodplant:   Lichens.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: Alleged to have been 'generally distributed but not common. Very abundant at Playford': ante 1890. No later record is known till 1936, when Col. Hawley found the species in his Sibton garden.

Recent Suffolk Status: Resident and immigrant. Since the turn of the century this species has been arriving as a migrant in increasing numbers. It is now resident chiefly in the Sandlings and the Breck. Populations fluctuate, with good numbers seen at a site followed by periods of abscence.

Life history: Single-brooded.

Identification: Unmistakable with black wings and red collar.

Habitat: Woodland, particularly coniferous.

Recorded in 31 (53%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1936.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
10/07/2024125TG40Belton/Burgh Castle
29/06/2024126TL78Brandon/Lakenheath
23/05/2024125TM49Somerleyton/Beccles
10/07/2023125TM24Woodbridge/Martlesham
28/06/2023226TL78Brandon/Lakenheath
27/06/2023125TM24Woodbridge/Martlesham
27/06/2023125TM25Wickham Market/Otley
24/06/2023226TL78Brandon/Lakenheath
21/06/2023225TM58Carlton Colville/Kessingland
19/06/2023126TL78Brandon/Lakenheath
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