Ethmia quadrillella explained

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.^[1]

Habitat

This species mainly inhabits unmanaged meadows, hedge rows and rough grasslands.^{[2] [3]}

Description

The wingspan of the moth ranges from .^[4] 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) ^[3] and lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis).^[4] Larvae overwinter in a cocoon amongst leaf litter.^[2]

External links

• • • Ethmia quadrillella - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliografia
• Ethmia quadrillella - NCBI Taxonomy Database
• Ethmia quadrillella - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
• Ethmia quadrillella - Encyclopedia of Life

Notes and References

1. https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/da966cf5-82da-4108-8115-3c9a8dfe4b74 Fauna europaea
2. http://www.lotmoths.com/species/species.php?frmSpeciesID=361 LOT, moths and butterflies
3. http://www.commanster.eu/commanster/Insects/Moths/SpMoths/Ethmia.quadrillella.html Commanster
4. https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/ethmia-quadrillella/ UK Moths