Photo 1: macro photography of adult Eilema caniola in side view, focus on head and legs, on a door frame inside my apartment, September 2026, Berlin, © Stefan F. Wirth The moth Eilema caniola (Arctiinae, Erebidae, Lepidoptera), a species that thrives in warm conditions, was originally distributed from Northwest Africa through Southern and Central Europe to Western Asia; however, it is increasingly expanding its range northward due to global warming and has been appearing in Berlin for about six or seven years. The caterpillars feed on saxicolous and terricolous lichens. © StefanFWirth Please support my science writing and photography: https://ko-fi.com/sfwirth

Photo 2: very close macro photography of adult Eilema caniola in side view, focus on head and legs, on a door frame inside my apartment, September 2026, Berlin, © Stefan F. Wirth The moth Eilema caniola (Arctiinae, Erebidae, Lepidoptera), a species that thrives in warm conditions, was originally distributed from Northwest Africa through Southern and Central Europe to Western Asia; however, it is increasingly expanding its range northward due to global warming and has been appearing in Berlin for about six or seven years. The caterpillars feed on saxicolous and terricolous lichens. © StefanFWirth Please support my science writing and photography: https://ko-fi.com/sfwirth

Photo 3: macro photography of adult Eilema caniola in side view, focus on whole body, on a door frame inside my apartment, September 2026, Berlin, © Stefan F. Wirth The moth Eilema caniola (Arctiinae, Erebidae, Lepidoptera), a species that thrives in warm conditions, was originally distributed from Northwest Africa through Southern and Central Europe to Western Asia; however, it is increasingly expanding its range northward due to global warming and has been appearing in Berlin for about six or seven years. The caterpillars feed on saxicolous and terricolous lichens. © StefanFWirth Please support my science writing and photography: https://ko-fi.com/sfwirth

Photo 4: macro photography of adult Eilema caniola in side view, focus on fore body, on a door frame inside my apartment, September 2026, Berlin, © Stefan F. Wirth The moth Eilema caniola (Arctiinae, Erebidae, Lepidoptera), a species that thrives in warm conditions, was originally distributed from Northwest Africa through Southern and Central Europe to Western Asia; however, it is increasingly expanding its range northward due to global warming and has been appearing in Berlin for about six or seven years. The caterpillars feed on saxicolous and terricolous lichens. © StefanFWirth Please support my science writing and photography: https://ko-fi.com/sfwirth