title: Ethmia quadrillella
text: # 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
  