Arctiidae. Over 30 species found in the British Isles.
Common Name   Latin Name   Food plant(s)   Description
Round-winged Muslin   Thumatha senex   Various algae, lichens and mosses   Black with dense tufts of light brown hairs tipped black. Southern and eastern England.
Dew Moth   Setina irrorella   Various black and orange lichens that grown on pebbles and rocks   Dark grey with orange diamond-shaped markings. Mainly occurring on the coasts of Kent, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Isle of Man, western Scotland and west Wales.
Rosy Footman   Miltochrista miniata   Various algae, lichens and mosses   Dark grey densely covered with grey hairs. Woodland species often recorded in southern parts of England and Wales.
Muslin Footman   Nudaria mundana   Various small green and black lichens growing on stones and branches   Dark grey with dull yellow markings, long grey hairs and a large black spot on segment 7. Most of Britain, less frequent in south-eastern counties.
Red-necked Footman   Atolmis rubricollis   Algae and lichens   Greenish-grey, many small raised orange pinacula and sparse long brown hairs. Mainly found in southern England and Wales.
Four-dotted Footman   Cybosia mesomella   Various lichens and algae growing on heather and sallow   Black with dense black hairs. Southern England and Wales, local in the north.
Dotted Footman   Pelosia muscerda   Various algae and lichens   Dark greyish-brown, black dorsal line, short brown setae, vague reddish marks on prothorax. Only known on the sallow carr areas on the Norfolk Broads.
Small Dotted Footman   Pelosia obtusa   Algae and lichens growing on reeds   Almost black with black dorsal and subdorsal lines, black hairs. Discovered in Britain in 1961, elusive moth found only in the Norfolk Broads.
Orange Footman   Eilema sororcula   Various algae and lichens growing on oak and beech   Black marked with red and yellowish, grey hair. Southern England woodlands.
Dingy Footman   Eilema griseola   Various algae and lichens  

Black with orange markings, brownish hair. Much of England and parts of Wales.
Hoary Footman   Eilema caniola   Various algae and lichens   Greyish-brown, black dorsal line, row of bright orange markings, short grey hair. Only on the coasts of Devon, Cornwall and western Wales.
Pigmy Footman   Eilema pygmaeola   Various algae and lichens   Dark greyish-brown, black dorsal line, dull orange marks short brown hair. Locally common most often found from the coasts of Kent and Norfolk.
Scarce Footman   Eilema complana   Various algae and lichens   Dark brown, black dorsal line, orange marks, brownish-grey hairs. Central and southern England and in Wales.
Northern Footman   Eilema sericea   Various algae and lichens   Identical to above.
Buff Footman   Eilema deplana   Various algae and lichens   Black, broad greyish-white dorsal stripe. Southern England and Wales.
Common Footman   Eilema lurideola   Lichens and algae   Black with orange spiracular line, black hair dorsally and brown hair on the sides. Most of England and Wales.
Four-spotted Footman   Lithosia quadra   Various lichens and algae   Black with yellowish-white dorsal area, orange pinacula and bold black marks, greyish hairs. Resident population in Hampshire, Devon, Cornwall, Pembrokeshire and south-west Ireland.
Feathered Footman   Spiris striata   Dandelion, knotgrass and other low growing herbaceous plants   Black with brick-red dorsal line, black hairs. Not recorded in Britain since the 19th century.
Speckled Footman   Coscinia cribraria   Dandelion, knotgrass and other low growing herbaceous plants   Dark brown, greyish-white dorsal line, reddish-brown laterally, longish black and grey hairs. Declined in the last decade, now found on heaths of east Dorset.
Crimson Speckled   Utetheisa pulchella   Various herbaceous plants   Black, yellow dorsal line, small orange-red markings, long hairs which are black dorsally and white on the sides. Migrant.
Wood Tiger   Parasemia plantaginis   Various herbaceous plants   Blackish-brown, long brown hairs with gingery hairs on segments 4 to 6. Widespread but local on moors and open woods.
Garden Tiger Arctia caja   Various herbaceous plants   Dark brown, densely covered in long white hairs mixed with shorter black hairs, reddish hairs on sides. Most of British Isles.
Cream-spot Tiger   Arctia villica   Various herbaceous plants   Black, dense long brown hairs. Southern England.
Clouded Buff   Diacrisia sannio   Heather and Various herbaceous plants   Dark brown, orange-marked yellowish dorsal line, light brown setae. Much of Britain and Ireland.
White Ermine   Spilosoma lubricipeda   Various herbaceous plants   Brownish-black, orangish-red dorsal line and long brown setae. Often common.
Buff Ermine   Spilosoma luteum   Various herbaceous plants   Dark grey, pale grey dorsal line and light brown setae. Common throughout.
Water Ermine   Spilosoma urticae   Low growing marsh plants including docks   Dark brown, pinkish-brown dorsal line and deep brown setae. Local, mainly found in marshes and fens of East Anglia, Essex, Kent and Sussex.
Muslin Moth   Diaphora mendica   Various herbaceous plants   Grey with pale brown dorsal line and orangish-brown setae. Widespread.
Ruby Tiger   Phragmatobia fuliginosa   Various herbaceous plants   Grey with pale orange dorsal line, series of marks same colour subdorsally, black or grey pinacula with tufts of light brown hair. Much of the British Isles.
Jersey Tiger   Euplagia quadripunctaria   Low growing plants including dandelion, dead nettle and plantain.   Black with broad orange dorsal stripe, cream marks and large brownish-orange pinacula with pale brown hairs. Mainly found along coastal regions of South Devon.
Scarlet Tiger   Callimorpha dominula   Comfrey, bramble and other herbaceous plants.   Black, white marked yellowish-orange dorsal stripe, black and grey hairs. Central, southern and western parts of England and south and west Wales.
Cinnabar Moth Tyria jacobaeae   Ragwort   Yellow with black stripes. Much of England, Wales and Ireland.