Ethmia quadrillella

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
Binomial name
	Ethmia quadrillella; (Goeze, 1783)
Synonyms
	List Erminea funerea (lapsus) ; Ethmia afflatella (Fuchs, 1903) ; Ethmia canuisella (Millière, 1867) ; Ethmia disjuncta (Dufrane, 1942) ; Ethmia funerella (Fabricius, 1787) ; Ethmia luctuosella (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]) ; Psecadia canusiella (lapsus) ; Psecadia funerella var. afflatella Fuchs, 1903 ; Psecadia funerella var. canuisella Millière, 1867 ; Psecadia funerella ab. disjuncta Dufrane, 1942 ; Psecadia luctuosella Herrich-Schäffer, [1854] ; Tinea funerella Fabricius, 1787 ; Tinea inversella Fourcroy, 1785;

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]