Ethmia dodecea
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Ethmia dodecea is a moth
of the family Ethmiidae
. It is found in Europe
.
The wingspan
is 17–21 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Lithospermum officinale
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the family Ethmiidae
Ethmiidae
Ethmiidae is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. It is sometimes included in the Elachistidae or the Oecophoridae as a subfamily Ethmiinae.-Genera:...
. It is found in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 17–21 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Lithospermum officinale
Lithospermum officinale
Lithospermum officinale or Common Gromwell or European Stoneseed is a plant species of the genus Lithospermum.Its leaves are eaten by the caterpillars of the moth Ethmia pusiella....
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