Its fore wings are white, dusted with grey, and each is marked with four dark grey patches which have given rise to its specific name—a word which signifies 'eight-spotted.' The hind wings are grey.
The caterpillar feeds on thistles and other plants, and the moth flies from August to October.
Ephippiphora cirsiana
This insect represents the family Grapholithidæ. It is a common moth, and is widely distributed.
Its fore wings are greyish brown, with a large white patch on the middle of the inner margin; and beyond this white, in the
anal angle, is a pale grey patch containing three or four black dots. The tips of the wings are reddish brown.