Ethmia quadrillella

Ethmia quadrillella is a moth belonging to the family Depressariidae, subfamily Ethmiinae.

Ethmia quadrillella
Ethmia quadrillella. Dorsal view
Side view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Subfamily:
Ethmiinae
Genus:
Ethmia
Species:
E. quadrillella
Binomial name
Ethmia quadrillella
(Goeze, 1783)
Synonyms[1]

Subspecies

Three subspecies have been described:[2]

  • E. q. quadrillela – northern populations
  • E. q. canuisella (Millière, 1867) – southwestern populations (southern France, Italy)
  • E. q. luctuosella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) – Asia Minor

Distribution

This species can be found in Eurasia.[2]

Habitat

This species mainly inhabits unmanaged meadows, hedge rows and rough grasslands.[3][4]

Description

The wingspan of the moth ranges from 15–19 mm (0.59–0.75 in).[5] The basic color of wings is white, with large black markings.

Biology

The flight time ranges from May to mid September in one or two generations. The host plants are comfrey (genus Symphytum), forget-me-not (genus Myosotis) [4] and lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis).[5] Larvae overwinter in a cocoon amongst leaf litter.[3]

References
  1. Lepiforum
  2. Fauna europaea
  3. LOT, moths and butterflies
  4. Commanster
  5. UK Moths


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