Ethmiidae

33.002 Comfrey Ermine Ethmia quadrillella (Goeze, 1783)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 7 to 9mm

Habitats: Marshes, fens and river-banks.

Habits: The moth flies on sunny afternoons. It comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in a slight web on the underside of a leaf of Common Comfrey, Tuberous Comfrey, Lungwort or Common Gromwell. The larva has also been recorded from Wood Forget-me-not. It pupates in a white cocoon in the leaf litter.