Scarce Footman (Eilema complana)

Species Summary

Record Count: 29
Moth Count: 122
Largest Moth Count in a single trap: 22
First Record Date: 03/07/2017
Last Record Date: 30/07/2025
Earliest Record Date: 20th June
5th August
Photo of Scarce Footman (Eilema complana)

Individual Records

Date Location Moth Count Comment
30/07/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 2
27/07/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 2
13/07/2025 Nursery House 19
12/07/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 4
04/07/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 3
02/07/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 5
29/06/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 2
24/06/2025 Crossways 3
24/06/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 3
05/08/2024 Old Mill House 10
30/07/2024 Crossways 4
30/07/2024 Crossways 1
26/07/2024 Plumpton College 1
23/07/2024 Green Cross, Plumpton 5
14/07/2024 Green Cross, Plumpton 3
20/07/2023 Plumpton Lane, Plumpton 2
18/07/2023 North-west Plumpton 2 I've added the only other photo I haveof this moth. I hope it helps.
13/07/2023 Plumpton Lane, Plumpton 2
12/07/2023 Green Cross, Plumpton 2
07/07/2023 North Plumpton 5
02/07/2023 Green Cross, Plumpton 1
27/06/2023 Ashurst Lane, Plumpton 4 I regret that I haven't got a side-photo but hope new photo shows enough of the bright yellow stripe along edge of forewing. All the individuals looked like thin Commons
24/06/2023 Plumpton Lane, Plumpton 1
20/06/2023 Plumpton Lane, Plumpton 1
18/07/2022 The Rest 1
09/07/2022 The Rest 10
25/07/2021 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 22
21/07/2021 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 1
03/07/2017 Plumpton 1 Rural garden surrounded by arable, meadows and woodland. Robinson trap with mercury vapour bulb run overnight 2/3 July for Plumpton and East Chiltington Wildlife Group.