Ethmia quadrillella (Goeze, 1783)
comfrey ermel
on Symphytum, etc.
parasite
Larvae in a light web at the underside of the leaves. Pupation in a dense white spinning.
host plants
Boraginaceae, oligophagous
Lithospermum officinale; Myosotis sylvatica; Pulmonaria officinalis; Symphytum officinale, tuberosum.
phenology
Univoltine, sometime bivoltine; hibernation as pupa.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Fetz, Friese, Patočka & Turčáni, Schmid.
synonyms
Ethmia funerella (Fabricius, 1787).
references
Bryner & Sonderegger (2016a), Emmet & Langmaid (2002b), Fetz (1994a), Friese (1973a), Hellers (1998a), Huisman & Koster (2000a), Lepiforum (2019), Parsons (1995a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Pérez De-Gregorio (2003a), Schmid (2019a).