Ethmia quadrillella is a moth belonging to the family Depressariidae, subfamily Ethmiinae.
Subspecies Three subspecies have been described: Ethmia quadrillella quadrillela – northern populations Ethmia quadrillella canuisella (Millière, 1867) – southwestern populations (southern France, Italy) Ethmia quadrillella luctuosella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) – Asia Minor
Distribution This species can be found in Eurasia.Fauna europaea
Habitat This species mainly inhabits unmanaged meadows, hedge rows and rough grasslands.LOT, moths and butterfliesCommanster
Description The wingspan of the moth ranges from .UK Moths 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) and lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis). Larvae overwinter in a cocoon amongst leaf litter.
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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