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Ethmia quadrillella is a moth belonging to the family Depressariidae, subfamily Ethmiinae.

Ethmia quadrillella
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Ethmia
Species:	E. quadrillella
Binomial name
Ethmia quadrillella (Goeze, 1783)
Synonyms[1]
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

Subspecies

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

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

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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

External links

• 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

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