Ethmiidae

33.001 Gromwell Ermine Ethmia dodecea (Haworth, 1828)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 8 to 10mm

Habitats: Downland and scrub.

Habits: The moth rests on its foodplant. It comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in a slight web under the leaves of Common Gromwell. It often feeds gregariously, stripping the plant of leaves. It pupates in a white cocoon in the leaf litter.