Ethmia bipunctella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Ethmia bipunctella
MOTH INFO
Ethmia bipunctella is a moth of the family Ethmiidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Ethmia bipunctella
Alucita bipunctella (Fabricius, 1775)
Psecadia bipunctella (Fabricius, 1775)
Tinea echiella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Ethmia echiella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Tinea hochenwartiella (Rossi, 1790)
Ethmia hochenwartiella (Rossi, 1790)
Common name
Bordered Ermel
Classification
Superfamily: Gelechioidea > Family: Ethmiidae > Genus: Ethmia
Wingspan
19-28 mm
Habitat
Coastal areas, ruderal areas, river banks.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Boraginaceae (Echium angustifolium, Echium plantagineum, Echium parviflorum) and feeds on the leaves and on the inflorescence forming a slight web between them.
Flight period
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