Ethmia quadrillella
# Ethmia quadrillella

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.

## Habitat

This species mainly inhabits unmanaged meadows, hedge rows and rough grasslands.

## Description

The wingspan of the moth ranges from 15–19 mm (0.59–0.75 in). 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) and lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis). Larvae overwinter in a cocoon amongst leaf litter.

## Gallery

* Larva
* A piece of Symphytum officinale leaf eaten by larva
* Mounted specimen
