Ethmiidae

33.005 Mountain Ermine Ethmia pyrausta (Pallas, 1771)

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Similar species:

Forewing: 8 to 11mm

Habitats: Damp mountain slopes.

Habits: The moth was rediscovered in 1996. It is active in the day, rests on foliage and flies in sunshine.

Foodplant: The larva feeds under a slight web on the leaves of Alpine Meadow-rue and possibly Lesser Meadow-rue. It pupates in a white cocoon amongst dead leaves.