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Ethmia quadrillella

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

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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

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This species can be found in Eurasia.[2]

Habitat

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This species mainly inhabits unmanaged meadows, hedge rows and rough grasslands.[3][4]

Description

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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

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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]

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