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Ethmia dodecea

Checklist Number
33.001 [B&F: 0718]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Ethmiidae
Subfamily:Ethmiinae
Genus:Ethmia
Species:dodecea
Authority:(Haworth, 1828)

Local in woodland rides, fens and scrubland across much of southern England. In Hampshire still reasonably common along the M3 corridor from Chandler's Ford to Basingstoke, but rare elsewhere in the county and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 17-21 mm. The pattern of large spots on a pure white ground precludes confusion with other Ethmia species and the superficially similar Yponomeuta, as well as the much larger Thistle Ermine Myelois circumvoluta. Larva feeds on Common Gromwell, living within a silken web, and over-wintering as a pupa.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
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