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Lithosia quadra (Linnaeus, 1758)
The Four-spotted Footman, Lithosia quadra, is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Southern and Central Europe then East across the Palearctic to the Amur River and Japan. It is also found in the South of Great Britain and Scandinavia. The wingspan is 35–55 mm, the males are smaller than the females. There is strong sexual dimorphism in the imago, the males have gray wings with a yellow wingjoint and a blue-black stripe at the front of the outer rim of the forewing. The females have yellow wings with two blue-black dots.It is the biggest species of the subfamily Lithosiinae.
Spotted on Sep 9, 2011
Submitted on Jul 15, 2015
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