Buff Ermine
Spilosoma luteum
male - Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales - June 2011
Buff Ermine is common throughout England and Wales but has a patchy distribution in Scotland, where it is commoner on the west coast.
female - Gorseinon, West Glamorgan, Wales - August 2007
It is found in almost all habitats and its larvae feed on a wide variety of herbaceous plants, particularly Common Nettle.
female - Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, England - July 2012
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