Ethmia quadrillella
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| Species: | E. quadrillella
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| Ethmia quadrillella (Goeze, 1783)
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Ethmia quadrillella is a moth belonging to the family Depressariidae, subfamily Ethmiinae.
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]
Gallery[]
Larva
A piece of Symphytum officinale leaf eaten by larva
Mounted specimen
References[]
- ^ Lepiforum
- ^ a b Fauna europaea
- ^ a b LOT, moths and butterflies
- ^ a b Commanster
- ^ a b UK Moths
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- Ethmia quadrillella - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliografia
- Ethmia quadrillella - NCBI Taxonomy Database
- Ethmia quadrillella - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- Ethmia quadrillella - Encyclopedia of Life
Categories:
- Ethmia
- Moths of Europe
- Insects of Turkey
- Moths described in 1783
- Ethmiinae stubs