Eilema sororcula (Hufnagel, 1766)

Host plants:
The larvae feeds on algae, mosses and lichens, especially on deciduous or dead wood.

Habitat:
Eilema sororcula is a resident of mixed deciduous forests of all kinds.

Life cycle:
Eilema sororcula Eilema overwinters as the only European Eilema species as a pupa and flies in May and June. I found the mature caterpillar on branches of deciduous trees in August.

Endangerment factors:
Eilema sororcula is widely distributed and usually common.

Remarks:
Eilema sororcula can be found from Northern Spain across much of the non-Arctic Europe to East Asia.