Ethmia quadrillella (Goeze, 1783) is a animal in the Ethmiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ethmia quadrillella (Goeze, 1783)

Ethmia quadrillella (Goeze, 1783)

Ethmia quadrillella is a Eurasian moth with white wings marked by large black patches, living in open grassy habitats.

Family
Genus
Ethmia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Ethmia quadrillella (Goeze, 1783)

This moth species, Ethmia quadrillella, has a wingspan that ranges from 15 to 19 millimeters (0.59 to 0.75 inches). Its wings are primarily white in basic color, marked with large black patterns. This species is distributed across Eurasia. It mainly lives in unmanaged meadows, hedgerows, and rough grasslands.

Photo: (c) Henk Wallays, all rights reserved, uploaded by Henk Wallays

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Ethmiidae Ethmia

More from Ethmiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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