Pelosia obtusa information

Pelosia obtusa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Pelosia
Species:	P. obtusa
Binomial name
	Pelosia obtusa; (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)
Synonyms
	Paidia obtusa Herrich-Schäffer, [1852]; Paidina obtusa var. sutschana Staudinger, 1892;

Pelosia obtusa, the small dotted footman, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1847. It is found from central Europe through Asia to the Pacific Ocean.

The wingspan is 12–28 mm for males and 16–28 mm for females. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from April to August.

The larvae feed on moss, algae and lichen.^[2] Larvae can be found in late summer. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Butterflies & Moths of Palaearctic Regions

[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Butterflies & Moths of Palaearctic Regions

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