Ethmiidae

33.006 Bugloss Ermine Ethmia bipunctella (Fabricius, 1775)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 8.5 to 13mm

Habitats: Shingle beaches.

Habits: The moth rests on tree trunks, posts and fences during the day. It comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds under a slight web on the leaves and flowers of Viper's Bugloss and occasionally comfreys. On mainland Europe it has also been recorded from Hound's-tongue, gromwells and alkanet. It pupates in dead stems, rotten wood or in the leaf litter.