Eilema caniola

• Eilema caniola caniola • Eilema caniola torstenii von Mentzer, 1980 (Spain) ==Distribution and habitat==

This species can be found in North Africa, in western and southern Europe, in eastern Europe up to south-western Russia, in the Near East, in the eastern Palearctic realm, and in the Oriental realm. These thermophilic moths usually occur in urban areas and as a caterpillar on old walls, roofs, shingle beaches, and rocky areas. ==Technical description and variation==

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. It is almost the same in colouring as Eilema griseola and Eilema lurideola Larvae are grey or reddish brown with dark dorsal line, red subdorsal lines edged with black and occasionally spotted with white or black. ==Biology==

These moths are nocturnal and rest at day on shady rocks. They fly in two or three generations from July to September depending on the location. They are attracted to light. ==Bibliography==