More on Scarce Footman

Caught a Scarce Footman last night which sat in the classic 'rolled-up' position, much more so than the individual depicted yesterday with the Common Footman which also was a slightly darker grey. I am now wondering whether yesterday's could have been the race serica known as Northern Footman. Although this race is reported from the Midlands in Shropshire, Cheshire and Lancashire I am not sure if it has been recorded in Derbyshire although the habitat of peat bogs and boggy moorlands occur close to me. Unfortunately I did not check the underwing for the grey smudging characteristic of Northern, so will have to hope for further examples.

Scarce Footman