Ethmia quadrillella
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Ethmia |
Species: | E. quadrillella
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Binomial name | |
Ethmia quadrillella (Goeze, 1783)
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Ethmia quadrillella is a moth belonging to the family Depressariidae, subfamily Ethmiinae.
Subspecies[edit]
Three subspecies have been described:[2]
- Ethmia quadrillella quadrillela – northern populations
- Ethmia quadrillella canuisella (Millière, 1867) – southwestern populations (southern France, Italy)
- Ethmia quadrillella luctuosella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) – Asia Minor
Distribution[edit]
This species can be found in Eurasia.[2]
Habitat[edit]
This species mainly inhabits unmanaged meadows, hedge rows and rough grasslands.[3][4]
Description[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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Larva
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A piece of Symphytum officinale leaf eaten by larva
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Mounted specimen
References[edit]
- ^ Lepiforum
- ^ a b Fauna europaea
- ^ a b LOT, moths and butterflies
- ^ a b Commanster
- ^ a b UK Moths
External links[edit]
- Data related to Ethmia quadrillella at Wikispecies
- Media related to Ethmia quadrillella at Wikimedia Commons
- Ethmia quadrillella - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliografia
- Ethmia quadrillella - NCBI Taxonomy Database
- Ethmia quadrillella - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- Ethmia quadrillella - Encyclopedia of Life